The baby name Lotta is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈlɒtə/ (LOT-uh) — English,/ˈlɔːtə/ (LAW-tuh) — alternative English,/ˈlɔtːa/ (LOHT-tah) — Swedish/Finnish/German.
The baby name Lotta is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈlɒtə/ (LOT-uh) — English,/ˈlɔːtə/ (LAW-tuh) — alternative English,/ˈlɔtːa/ (LOHT-tah) — Swedish/Finnish/German.
Lotta is Finnish, German in Origin.
Lotta is a Scandinavian and German short form of Charlotte/Charlotta, also used as a pet name for the Italian and Spanish Carlotta. All derive from the French Charlotte, the feminine of Charles, itself from the Germanic Karl meaning “man” or “free man,” giving Lotta the sense of “free person.” The name appears across Northern and Central Europe, especially in Sweden, Finland, and Germany, and is often pronounced LOT-tah.
Adopted as an independent given name in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Lotta flourished in the Nordic countries; in Finland it also evokes the Lotta Svärd women’s volunteer organization of the World War II era. The name has enjoyed periodic revivals as a brisk, vintage diminutive. Close variants include Lotte (German, Dutch, Danish), Lottie and Lotty (English), and Lotten (older Swedish), with related formal forms Charlotte, Charlotta, and Carlotta.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 411 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #79 | 1,513 | 1,368 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #81 | 8,043 | 3,895 |
| Norway | Girls | 2025 | #96 | 31 | 453 |
| Finland | 0 | #106 | 393 | 830 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #110 | 26 | 1,786 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #139 | 4 | 1,888 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #153 | 27 | 1,568 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #188 | 3 | 4,850 |
| DK | 0 | #203 | 4 | 5,198 | |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #234 | 4 | 7,146 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #304 | 13 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| France | Girls | 2012 | #404 | 4 | 3,242 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| Germany | 0 | #420 | 18 | 2,542 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #425 | 5 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #519 | 5 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #659 | 183 | 4,949 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IT | 0 | #702 | 13 | 4,183 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #904 | 52 | 5,933 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| United States | Girls | 2016 | #934 | 5 | 9,437 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #968 | 16 | 5,561 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 6 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,128 | 14 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,147 | 32 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,415 | 32 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,456 | 16 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Lotta is popular in 48 countries — most recent births per country:
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