Lottie

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A few things about Lottie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Lottie

Lottie Dod

English tennis player (1871-1960)

Choose Lottie and your child shares a first name with Lottie Dod, an English tennis player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lottie, like who?” Lottie Dod's Wikipedia article is available in 31 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Scewing, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,820 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Lottie, 570 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lottie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLottie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Lotties, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1886, when it ranked #75. Today it's #527, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowLottie is 49× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 138,889 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 2,820.
• 🚀TrendLottie has climbed 1,025 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #527. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedLottie is most popular in Wyoming, where it ranks #58, followed by Utah (#151) and Tennessee (#174). It's in the top 1,000 in 32 states.
• 💬MeaningLottie is an English form of Charlotte, which means “free”.

About the name Lottie

Lottie is a girl name meaning “free”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-tie”. US birth records list Lottie for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked #75 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #527, with 570 babies.