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Girl name

Lotta

/ˈlɑtə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2016

Lotta has been given to about 499 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1883, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈlɑtə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 49
Median age today80 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lotta per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1883 · 25
  • Born in 20250
  • All time499
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Lotta?

Its best year was 1883, when 25 babies were given the name, ranking 370th. The typical living American called Lotta is about 80 years old today.

Names that sound like Lotta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Leota0.76
  2. Lola0.72
  3. Lora0.72
  4. Loretta0.71
  5. Lona0.72
  6. Leta0.71
  7. Lita0.71
  8. Lolita0.70

Middle names for Lotta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lotta Josephine0.84
  2. Lotta Rose0.83
  3. Lotta June0.82
  4. Lotta Pearl0.82
  5. Lotta Quinn0.82
  6. Lotta Nell0.82

Sibling names for Lotta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Birdiesister · 0.60
  2. Hattiesister · 0.56
  3. Mabelsister · 0.53
  4. Charleyeither · 0.48
  5. Ottobrother · 0.47
  6. Ambrosebrother · 0.45

Where Lotta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Lotta White0.78
    2. Lotta Reyes0.78
    3. Lotta Nguyen0.78
    4. Lotta Moore0.78
    5. Lotta Hill0.78
    6. Lotta Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Lotta

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. Norway1945–2025
    6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.