Is Lotus a boy or girl name?
Lotus is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 123 girls and 20 boys were named Lotus, so 86% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 93.3% of the 2,842 US babies named Lotus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,969
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,663
- Babies named Lotus since 1896
- 2,842
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 164 babies
Boys and girls named Lotus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1910s | 6 | 160 | 96.4% |
| 1920s | 18 | 213 | 92.2% |
| 1930s | 0 | 161 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 89 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 77 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 23 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 46 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 34 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 56 | 100% |
| 2000s | 16 | 314 | 95.2% |
| 2010s | 59 | 834 | 93.4% |
| 2020s | 90 | 604 | 87% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20 | #4,969 | 123 | #1,663 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,173 | 140 | #1,528 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,351 | 117 | #1,771 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,180 | 139 | #1,519 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,866 | 85 | #2,143 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,286 | 87 | #2,149 |
| 2018 | 8 | #9,316 | 101 | #1,960 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,919 | 117 | #1,786 |
| 2016 | 7 | #10,320 | 90 | #2,161 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,307 |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,277 | 93 | #2,086 |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,296 | 95 | #2,044 |
| 2012 | 5 | #13,447 | 69 | #2,616 |
| 2011 | 5 | #13,560 | 49 | #3,336 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,185 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,899 | 64 | #2,795 |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,795 | 52 | #3,245 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,758 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,528 |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,594 | 34 | #4,165 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,313 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,207 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,033 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,181 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,340 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,212 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,998 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,761 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,216 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,732 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,796 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,271 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,007 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,845 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,246 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,503 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,378 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,819 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,135 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,259 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,401 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,300 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,031 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,235 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,110 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,197 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,474 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,822 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,629 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,796 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,683 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,942 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,860 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,995 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,629 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,850 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,780 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,761 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,820 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,287 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,330 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,172 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,119 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,806 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,165 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,004 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,675 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,965 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,341 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,746 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,050 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,346 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,727 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,717 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,628 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,061 |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,970 | 18 | #2,057 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,394 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,856 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,522 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,962 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,679 | 20 | #1,997 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,706 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,715 | 25 | #1,749 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,990 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,892 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,163 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,629 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,390 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,667 | 24 | #1,501 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,700 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,843 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,677 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,880 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,112 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,961 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,934 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,188 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,689 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,025 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lotus reached #3,667 in 1915. As a girl name, it reached #1,025 in 1896. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.