LAW-ta
Lotte
About Lotte
Lotte is a short form of Charlotte and a name used in its own right in Scandinavia as well as Dutch- and German-speaking countries. It’s unlikely to catch on in the US, where even Lottie hasn’t reached its full potential. Unisex Charlie will remain Charlotte’s nickname of choice for the foreseeable future.
Lotta is the phonetic spelling, albeit one with more teasing potential.
Pronounced LAW-ta.
As of October 2026, Lotte ranked #10567 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3809 in 1920.
Editor's take: The name Lotte is a girl's name of German, Scandinavian, Dutch origin meaning "free man".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
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Famous Lottes
- Lotte Lenya (born Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer)
Austrian singer; wife of composer Kurt Weill
- Lotte Verbeek
Dutch actress
- Charlotte "Lotte" Lehmann
German soprano
- Charlotte "Lotte" Reiniger
German animated film director
- Lotte Kestner
stage name of American musician Anna,Lynne Williams
Lotte in pop culture
- Lotte Berg
character in "Great House" by Nicole Krauss
- Little Lotte
story in "The Phantom of the Opera" of a girl who is visited by the Angel of Music and possesses a heavenly voice; Raoul's nickname for Christine
- Lotte
character in Little Witch Academia animated series