girl's name

Lotta

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 630

Scotland

#851

2013 births

Lotta is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2016 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1883, when 25 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Lotta over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years.

178
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '00 '10
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Births named Lotta by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 178
1890s 81
1900s 57
1910s 67
1920s 56
1930s 23
1940s 10
1950s 14
2000s 8
2010s (to 2016) 5

How popular is Lotta?

In 2016, Lotta was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Lotta is used

Scotland #851 3 in 2013
England & Wales #4,391 5 in 2025
France #6,040 5 in 2022
United States #16,402 5 in 2016

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.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Lotta

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

Parents who like Lotta also like

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

Sibling names for Lotta

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

Common questions about Lotta

How popular is the name Lotta?

In 2016, Lotta was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Lotta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Lotta?

Lotta has 2 syllables.

When was Lotta most popular?

Lotta peaked in 1883, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Lotta a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lotta currently ranks #4,391 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.