Lotus is an uncommon girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Lotus is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,826 among girls (110) and #4,631 among boys (22) — overall #2,932 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 132 | 132 | #1,826 | #4,631 |
| 2024 | 145 | 145 | #1,653 | #4,986 |
| 2023 | 159 | 159 | #1,528 | #5,177 |
| 2022 | 131 | 131 | #1,771 | #6,355 |
| 2021 | 165 | 165 | #1,521 | #4,085 |
| 2020 | 98 | 98 | #2,128 | #6,870 |
| 2019 | 101 | 101 | #2,150 | #6,291 |
| 2018 | 109 | 109 | #1,961 | #9,319 |
| 2017 | 127 | 127 | #1,786 | #7,922 |
| 2016 | 97 | 97 | #2,163 | #10,321 |
| 2015 | 81 | 81 | #2,307 | — |
| 2014 | 98 | 98 | #2,086 | #13,282 |
| 2013 | 100 | 100 | #2,045 | #13,298 |
| 2012 | 74 | 74 | #2,616 | #13,449 |
| 2011 | 54 | 54 | #3,336 | #13,560 |
| 2010 | 52 | 52 | #3,185 | — |
| 2009 | 70 | 70 | #2,795 | #11,899 |
| 2008 | 57 | 57 | #3,246 | #13,795 |
| 2007 | 43 | 43 | #3,758 | — |
| 2006 | 32 | 32 | #4,529 | — |
| 2005 | 39 | 39 | #4,165 | #12,594 |
| 2004 | 24 | 24 | #5,315 | — |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 | #6,208 | — |
| 2002 | 19 | 19 | #6,033 | — |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #7,181 | — |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #8,340 | — |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #9,212 | — |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #8,999 | — |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #8,761 | — |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #9,216 | — |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #12,733 | — |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #14,797 | — |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #12,271 | — |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #13,008 | — |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #9,846 | — |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #11,247 | — |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #11,504 | — |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #11,380 | — |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #7,820 | — |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #9,136 | — |
| 1976 | 15 | — | #4,261 | — |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #5,400 | — |
| 1972 | 8 | — | #6,301 | — |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #7,030 | — |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #6,236 | — |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #7,111 | — |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #7,198 | — |
| 1960 | 7 | — | #5,474 | — |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,822 | — |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #6,628 | — |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #5,796 | — |
| 1956 | 8 | — | #4,683 | — |
| 1955 | 10 | — | #3,941 | — |
| 1954 | 10 | — | #3,861 | — |
| 1952 | 9 | — | #3,995 | — |
| 1951 | 10 | — | #3,629 | — |
| 1950 | 14 | — | #2,850 | — |
| 1948 | 14 | — | #2,780 | — |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #5,761 | — |
| 1946 | 13 | — | #2,820 | — |
| 1945 | 9 | — | #3,287 | — |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #4,330 | — |
| 1943 | 10 | — | #3,172 | — |
| 1942 | 10 | — | #3,119 | — |
| 1941 | 7 | — | #3,806 | — |
| 1940 | 15 | — | #2,165 | — |
| 1939 | 17 | — | #2,004 | — |
| 1938 | 11 | — | #2,675 | — |
| 1937 | 17 | — | #1,965 | — |
| 1936 | 13 | — | #2,341 | — |
| 1935 | 20 | — | #1,746 | — |
| 1934 | 16 | — | #2,050 | — |
| 1933 | 13 | — | #2,346 | — |
| 1932 | 21 | — | #1,727 | — |
| 1931 | 21 | — | #1,717 | — |
| 1930 | 12 | — | #2,628 | — |
| 1929 | 17 | — | #2,061 | — |
| 1928 | 24 | — | #2,057 | #3,970 |
| 1927 | 15 | — | #2,394 | — |
| 1926 | 22 | — | #1,856 | — |
| 1925 | 30 | — | #1,522 | — |
| 1924 | 21 | — | #1,962 | — |
| 1923 | 27 | — | #1,997 | #3,679 |
| 1922 | 25 | — | #1,706 | — |
| 1921 | 30 | — | #1,749 | #4,715 |
| 1920 | 20 | — | #1,990 | — |
| 1919 | 20 | — | #1,892 | — |
| 1918 | 17 | — | #2,163 | — |
| 1917 | 23 | — | #1,629 | — |
| 1916 | 28 | — | #1,390 | — |
| 1915 | 30 | — | #1,501 | #3,667 |
| 1914 | 16 | — | #1,700 | — |
| 1913 | 12 | — | #1,843 | — |
| 1912 | 12 | — | #1,677 | — |
| 1911 | 8 | — | #1,880 | — |
| 1909 | 6 | — | #2,112 | — |
| 1907 | 6 | — | #1,961 | — |
| 1902 | 5 | — | #1,934 | — |
| 1901 | 9 | — | #1,188 | — |
| 1897 | 5 | — | #1,689 | — |
| 1896 | 11 | — | #1,025 | — |