Lotus

Lotus: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “lotus flower”
Origin: Greek
Say it: LOH-tus · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (93% of all uses)

From the flower name Lotus, ultimately from Greek lotos. It is used as a modern nature name in English.

English names Names meaning flower Names meaning nature Names meaning beauty Nature names Modern names

How popular is Lotus?

202443.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Lotus in 2024143

2024 rank#1,660 girls

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 18802,842

Lotus is rising: use over the last five years is 2.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Lotus

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Sophiawisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
Zoelife · Greek
Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek
Elenabright, shining light · Greek
Genesisorigin; creation; birth · Greek
Zoeylife · Greek

Lotus questions

What does the name Lotus mean?

Lotus means "lotus flower". It comes from Greek. From the flower name Lotus, ultimately from Greek lotos. It is used as a modern nature name in English.

Is Lotus a boy or girl name?

Lotus is mainly a girl's name in US records (93% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lotus?

143 US babies were named Lotus in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Lotus?

Lotus is usually pronounced LOH-tus.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.