Fun Facts About the Name Lottie
- A favorite of earlier generations: Lottie appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 2 separate runs, totaling 19 years. Its last run lasted 2 consecutive years, from 1899 through 1900.
- More than 48 thousand babies named Lottie: U.S. records list 48,483 babies given the name Lottie from 1880 through 2025. Even 133 boys received the name Lottie - about 1 boy for every 364 girls.
What Does the Name Lottie Mean?
Lottie is an English pet form of Charlotte (also of the variant Charlotta), a name that English borrowed from French. Charlotte is the feminine diminutive of Charles, which descends from the Germanic name Karl, built on a root meaning "free man" - a man who was not a slave or bondsman. Applied to the feminine form, the customary meaning is "free woman," with the French diminutive ending -otte adding the sense of "little."
The -ie ending in Lottie is an English affectionate suffix, not part of the original etymology; it signals a familiar or pet form rather than a change in meaning.
Lottie Name History & Origins
Lottie developed as an affectionate short form of Charlotte, made by adding the English diminutive ending -ie/-y to the name, in the same way that Annie comes from Ann or Katie from Katherine. Charlotte itself entered English from French, where it served as the feminine diminutive of Charles; Charles had come into English after the Norman Conquest from Old French, ultimately from the Germanic Karl.
Short forms in this family have existed alongside Charlotte for centuries. In German-speaking Europe the usual shortening is Lotte - Goethe's Lotte in The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774) is a Charlotte - while English writers more often spelled the familiar form "Lottie." During the 19th century Lottie came to be used as a given name in its own right in Britain and North America, rather than only as a nickname.
How Popular is the Name Lottie?
Lottie recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1916. Lottie ranked among the top 100 U.S. names from 1880 through 1896, then returned in 1899 and remained through 1900.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #528 | 570 | 0.0355% |
| 2024 | #676 | 423 | 0.0262% |
| 2023 | #779 | 362 | 0.0226% |
| 2022 | #950 | 285 | 0.0174% |
| 2021 | #1,093 | 227 | 0.0138% |
| 2020 | #1,556 | 136 | 0.0084% |
| 2019 | #1,633 | 130 | 0.0077% |
| 2018 | #1,846 | 110 | 0.0065% |
| 2017 | #2,248 | 84 | 0.0049% |
| 2016 | #1,980 | 101 | 0.0057% |
| 2015 | #2,347 | 79 | 0.0044% |
| 2014 | #2,603 | 68 | 0.0038% |
| 2013 | #3,350 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 2012 | #2,923 | 59 | 0.0034% |
| 2011 | #3,975 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2010 | #4,556 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2009 | #4,541 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2008 | #4,833 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2007 | #6,228 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #6,733 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #6,432 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #5,673 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2003 | #4,485 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2002 | #5,374 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #6,214 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #7,840 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #4,964 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #5,715 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #4,754 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #5,201 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #4,946 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1994 | #6,521 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #4,600 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #3,831 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1991 | #3,997 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #3,769 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1989 | #3,967 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1988 | #3,130 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1987 | #3,812 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1986 | #3,020 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1985 | #3,473 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1984 | #2,823 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1983 | #3,204 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1982 | #2,561 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1981 | #3,299 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1980 | #2,567 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1979 | #3,292 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 1978 | #3,244 | 24 | 0.0016% |
| 1977 | #2,176 | 43 | 0.0028% |
| 1976 | #2,154 | 40 | 0.0027% |
| 1975 | #2,387 | 34 | 0.0023% |
| 1974 | #1,677 | 55 | 0.0037% |
| 1973 | #2,386 | 32 | 0.0022% |
| 1972 | #1,711 | 52 | 0.0034% |
| 1971 | #1,568 | 62 | 0.0037% |
| 1970 | #1,671 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 1969 | #1,621 | 55 | 0.0033% |
| 1968 | #1,285 | 74 | 0.0045% |
| 1967 | #1,290 | 71 | 0.0043% |
| 1966 | #1,332 | 67 | 0.0040% |
| 1965 | #1,196 | 81 | 0.0046% |
| 1964 | #1,116 | 97 | 0.0051% |
| 1963 | #1,123 | 95 | 0.0049% |
| 1962 | #1,156 | 90 | 0.0046% |
| 1961 | #1,012 | 115 | 0.0057% |
| 1960 | #1,009 | 114 | 0.0056% |
| 1959 | #902 | 134 | 0.0066% |
| 1958 | #873 | 137 | 0.0068% |
| 1957 | #898 | 129 | 0.0063% |
| 1956 | #780 | 160 | 0.0080% |
| 1955 | #793 | 148 | 0.0076% |
| 1954 | #654 | 198 | 0.0102% |
| 1953 | #699 | 171 | 0.0091% |
| 1952 | #618 | 202 | 0.0109% |
| 1951 | #627 | 190 | 0.0106% |
| 1950 | #574 | 211 | 0.0123% |
| 1949 | #509 | 256 | 0.0150% |
| 1948 | #504 | 264 | 0.0155% |
| 1947 | #509 | 263 | 0.0148% |
| 1946 | #535 | 218 | 0.0139% |
| 1945 | #444 | 256 | 0.0196% |
| 1944 | #430 | 280 | 0.0211% |
| 1943 | #440 | 284 | 0.0204% |
| 1942 | #403 | 319 | 0.0236% |
| 1941 | #372 | 332 | 0.0275% |
| 1940 | #361 | 327 | 0.0286% |
| 1939 | #335 | 358 | 0.0326% |
| 1938 | #368 | 314 | 0.0285% |
| 1937 | #327 | 365 | 0.0343% |
| 1936 | #320 | 369 | 0.0355% |
| 1935 | #316 | 393 | 0.0375% |
| 1934 | #291 | 445 | 0.0426% |
| 1933 | #279 | 467 | 0.0463% |
| 1932 | #291 | 462 | 0.0433% |
| 1931 | #277 | 508 | 0.0477% |
| 1930 | #267 | 556 | 0.0494% |
| 1929 | #234 | 674 | 0.0604% |
| 1928 | #244 | 658 | 0.0571% |
| 1927 | #234 | 769 | 0.0645% |
| 1926 | #231 | 773 | 0.0652% |
| 1925 | #220 | 851 | 0.0699% |
| 1924 | #203 | 978 | 0.0783% |
| 1923 | #193 | 1,099 | 0.0911% |
| 1922 | #192 | 1,090 | 0.0908% |
| 1921 | #183 | 1,208 | 0.0980% |
| 1920 | #177 | 1,240 | 0.1035% |
| 1919 | #162 | 1,368 | 0.1210% |
| 1918 | #162 | 1,378 | 0.1190% |
| 1917 | #153 | 1,362 | 0.1260% |
| 1916 | #143 | 1,389 | 0.1330% |
| 1915 | #153 | 1,237 | 0.1257% |
| 1914 | #142 | 1,053 | 0.1383% |
| 1913 | #143 | 837 | 0.1340% |
| 1912 | #142 | 772 | 0.1383% |
| 1911 | #135 | 620 | 0.1482% |
| 1910 | #127 | 634 | 0.1599% |
| 1909 | #121 | 583 | 0.1679% |
| 1908 | #116 | 580 | 0.1735% |
| 1907 | #130 | 512 | 0.1607% |
| 1906 | #118 | 529 | 0.1791% |
| 1905 | #116 | 547 | 0.1876% |
| 1904 | #118 | 497 | 0.1805% |
| 1903 | #113 | 509 | 0.1943% |
| 1902 | #111 | 537 | 0.2034% |
| 1901 | #106 | 498 | 0.2081% |
| 1900 | #97 | 690 | 0.2302% |
| 1899 | #93 | 584 | 0.2506% |
| 1898 | #102 | 586 | 0.2265% |
| 1897 | #102 | 523 | 0.2233% |
| 1896 | #92 | 574 | 0.2413% |
| 1895 | #95 | 553 | 0.2367% |
| 1894 | #87 | 597 | 0.2678% |
| 1893 | #92 | 532 | 0.2499% |
| 1892 | #89 | 547 | 0.2576% |
| 1891 | #88 | 501 | 0.2701% |
| 1890 | #88 | 502 | 0.2637% |
| 1889 | #82 | 498 | 0.2792% |
| 1888 | #81 | 511 | 0.2861% |
| 1887 | #81 | 414 | 0.2836% |
| 1886 | #75 | 450 | 0.3113% |
| 1885 | #80 | 393 | 0.2954% |
| 1884 | #76 | 397 | 0.3077% |
| 1883 | #76 | 372 | 0.3312% |
| 1882 | #82 | 319 | 0.2958% |
| 1881 | #80 | 289 | 0.3143% |
| 1880 | #88 | 245 | 0.2692% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | #3,843 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #3,359 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #3,528 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #3,256 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #4,332 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #2,696 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1927 | #3,057 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1925 | #4,630 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1922 | #4,696 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #4,150 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #3,607 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #3,090 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1916 | #3,075 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1915 | #3,666 | 6 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #2,810 | 7 | 0.0011% |
| 1913 | #2,400 | 7 | 0.0014% |
| 1910 | #1,751 | 5 | 0.0026% |
| 1909 | #1,603 | 5 | 0.0030% |
| 1907 | #1,464 | 5 | 0.0034% |
| 1892 | #1,180 | 5 | 0.0041% |
| 1888 | #1,001 | 6 | 0.0050% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Lottie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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