Name profile

Lotus

This name comes from the name of the lotus flower or the mythological lotus tree.

Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#1,818

Meaning and history

Lotus is a name derived from the lotus flower, specifically Nelumbo nucifera, or from the mythological lotus tree, both ultimately from Greek λωτός (lotos). In Greek and Roman mythology, the lotus tree was believed to bear a fruit that caused sleepiness and forgetfulness.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 32 births, rank #4,463
2007: 43 births, rank #3,721
2008: 52 births, rank #3,222
2009: 64 births, rank #2,779
2010: 52 births, rank #3,159
20112011: 49 births, rank #3,303
2012: 69 births, rank #2,597
2013: 95 births, rank #2,032
2014: 93 births, rank #2,081
2015: 81 births, rank #2,294
20162016: 90 births, rank #2,149
2017: 117 births, rank #1,779
2018: 101 births, rank #1,953
2019: 87 births, rank #2,140
2020: 86 births, rank #2,115
20212021: 139 births, rank #1,516
2022: 117 births, rank #1,763
2023: 140 births, rank #1,524
2024: 125 births, rank #1,648
20252025: 110 births, rank #1,818

In 2025, 110 babies were recorded with the name Lotus, ranking #1,818 among girls.