Lotus
Feminine · “lotus flower”
Lotus is given to both — 2,766 girls and 212 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Lotus is the flower that grows out of mud and opens clean — the image at the center of Buddhist and Hindu thought, and a Greek word before it was either.
How old is the name Lotus?
Lotus first appears in US birth records in 1896 — 129 years ago. The typical Lotus is a kid of about 12 — this name's wave is very recent. About 2,200 people named Lotus are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Lotus most popular?
Lotus peaked in 1896, reaching #999 nationally. Today it ranks #1818, 819 places below that high. See the whole 1896 chart.
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Where it comes from
From lotos to Lotus
The story of Lotus
The lotus roots in mud and opens above the water unstained, which made it the standing image of purity arising from the world in Buddhist and Hindu thought; the Buddha is shown seated on one. Separately, Homer's lotus-eaters forget their homes. Flower names rose in American naming from the 2000s, and Lotus appears in the registers in current use.
Meaning
lotus flower
From the Greek lotos, which named several unrelated plants — the Egyptian water lily, a North African fruit, and a clover. Homer's lotus-eaters ate the fruit. The Asian sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, took the name later. The Greek word is ordinary; which plant it meant varied.
How the name formed
- lotos
- lotus
- Lotus
Related forms: λωτός · Padma · Lotus
Pronouncing Lotus
LOH-tus
Two syllables, stress on the first. It is a homophone of the ordinary English flower name.
Nicknames for Lotus
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1896
- Most girls named
- 2023140 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #999reached in 1896
- Change vs 2023
- −21.4%110 in 2025, from 140
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Lotus in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- λωτός in Greek — transliteration
- Padma in Sanskrit — related form
- Lotus in French — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, New York, Texas.
Lotuss among us
people named Lotus are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 14,612 born in 2025 was named Lotus
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Lotus sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Lotus is headed
Lotus should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Lotus beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Lotus in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The mud-to-clean-flower image is one of the most resonant in world religion.
- The Greek word's shifting reference is a genuinely interesting piece of botany history.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk.
- It is an ordinary English noun and reads as a plant.
- A car marque carries the name for many people.
- The lotus-eaters' forgetfulness is the other half of the Greek association.
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Lotus
Feminine · #1818 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Lotuss are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,200 people named Lotus are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Lotus in 2025?
- Lotus ranks #1818 among US girl names in 2025, with 110 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Lotus?
- About 1 in every 14,612 US girls born in 2025 was named Lotus — 110 in all.
- Will my child share the name Lotus with classmates?
- Lotus will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Lotus
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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