Lotus
2025 SSA
About Lotus
A flower name containing both beauty and power, Lotus has significance in both Buddhism and Hinduism, symbolizing purity, grace and spiritual growth — not to mention a familiar yoga position.
In ancient Greece, the lotus was a legendary plant, whose fruit was eaten by the mythical lotus eaters, causing them to go into a state of hypnotic forgetfulness. Lotus Flower is a Chinese character in the 1931 Pulitzer Prize-winning Pearl S. Buck novel, The Good Earth.
Lotus is gaining in popularity with over 120 girls receiving the name in a recent year. Rain Pryor, daughter of comedian Richard, named her daughter Lotus Marie in 2008; chef Richard Blais used it in the middle spot for daughter Emory Lotus in 2011; actress Teresa Palmer chose it for her daughter Lotus Bloom in 2025.
Pronounced LO-tus.
As of October 2026, Lotus ranked #1826 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1025 in 1896.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,086 | 93 | 52.1 |
| 2015 | #2,307 | 81 | 45.4 |
| 2016 | #2,161 | 90 | 50.8 |
| 2017 | #1,786 | 117 | 67.8 |
| 2018 | #1,960 | 101 | 59.4 |
| 2019 | #2,149 | 87 | 51.8 |
| 2020 | #2,143 | 85 | 52.6 |
| 2021 | #1,519 | 139 | 84.7 |
| 2022 | #1,771 | 117 | 71.3 |
| 2023 | #1,528 | 140 | 87.3 |
| 2024 | #1,663 | 123 | 75.9 |
| 2025 | #1,826 | 110 | 68.4 |
World rankings
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Lotus on lists
Famous Lotuss
- Lotus O'Brien Silva Burnquist (b. 2000)
daughter of skateboarder Bob Burnquist
- Lotus Marie Pryor (b. 2008)
daughter of actress Rain Pryor
- Lotus Elodie Spelling (b. 2013)
daughter of actor Randy Spelling
- Lotus Lee (b. 2013)
daughter of TV personality Kennedy and snowboarder Dave Lee
- Embry Lotus Blais (b. 2011)
daughter of "Top Chef" Richard Blais
- Flying Lotus
stage name of Steven Ellison, American male rapper
Lotus in pop culture
- Lotus
Character in Pearl S. Buck's "The Good Earth"
- Lotis
a nymph in Greek mythology who was changed into a lotus tree
- The Order of the White Lotus
from the Avatar TV series
- "Lotus Flower Bomb"
song by Wale ft. Miguel
- Lotus
British automaker
- roses/lotus/violet/iris
song by Hayley Williams