Girls' name · peaked in 1883
Lottie name popularity since 1925
17,271 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lottie. Half of them were born in 1941 or earlier, so the typical Lottie is about 85 years old in 2026. Lottie peaked in 1883 as the #76 name for girls, and it ranked #528 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 17,271
- Named Lottie, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1883
- #76 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #528
- for girls in 2025 (570 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 17,218 girls · 53 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 6.26× its national share
Peak year is the year Lottie made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Lottie births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Lottie peaked earlier, in 1883.
- Steepest fall: Between 1941 and 1946, Lottie's share of baby girls fell by 50%, from 1 in 3,640 to 1 in 7,210.
- Fastest rise: Between 2020 and 2025, it became 4.2× more common, from 1 in 11,900 baby girls to 1 in 2,820.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Lottie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lottie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lottie in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 3,725 | 24 | – |
| 1930s | 4,237 | 18 | #316 |
| 1940s | 2,799 | 11 | #444 |
| 1950s | 1,680 | 0 | #793 |
| 1960s | 859 | 0 | #1,196 |
| 1970s | 423 | 0 | #2,386 |
| 1980s | 294 | 0 | #3,473 |
| 1990s | 219 | 0 | #4,946 |
| 2000s | 228 | 0 | #6,432 |
| 2010s | 749 | 0 | #2,347 |
| 2020–25 | 2,005 | 0 | #528 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
42.9% of babies named Lottie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Lottie is most popular
The index compares Lottie's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Lottie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 6.26× | 1,060 |
| South Carolina | 5.80× | 1,136 |
| Alabama | 3.71× | 918 |
| Arkansas | 3.33× | 478 |
| North Carolina | 2.88× | 1,142 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lottie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lottie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lottie (1883).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data