Lotus

“Lotus flower, water lily” — Ancient Greek, via Latin origin

Girl's name · #1818 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Lotus has appeared in US records since 1896 — best rank #999 (1896) · 2,766 babies named Lotus all-time · 1 in 14,000 girls born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lotuses

Lotus Thompson — Australian actress
Lotus Long — American actress (1909-1990)
Lotus de Païni — Italian-born painter, writer, sculptor (1862–1953)
Lotus Vingadassamy-Engel — French Guadeloupean poet, lyricist, and professor (1946–2026)
Lotus Weinstock — American comedian

Among 22 notable people named Lotus:

Entertainers appear 4.4× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lotus Thompson, Australian actress.

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