boy's name

Lothar

  • Origin German
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 148

Lothar is a boy's name. In 1968 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Lothar is a name of German origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1943, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1910.

Lothar over time

Births per decade in France, 1910s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2002, not a full ten years.

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'10 '40 '50 '60 '90 '00
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Births named Lothar by decade in France
Decade Births
1910s 10
1940s 35
1950s 20
1960s 5
1990s 5
2000s (to 2002) 5

How popular is Lothar?

In 2002, Lothar was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Lothar is used

France #3,952 5 in 2002
United States #4,324 5 in 1968

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Lothar

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lothar also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lothar over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lothar

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lothar — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lothar

How popular is the name Lothar?

In 2002, Lothar was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Lothar a girl's or a boy's name?

Lothar is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Lothar most popular?

Lothar peaked in 1943, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.