Lotta
Girl name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Lotta: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 2013.
From Scandinavian roots, Lotta began as a short form of Charlotta, the feminine version of Charles, ultimately from Germanic *karlaz* meaning “free man.” In Finland, the name gained patriotic weight through *Lotta Svärd*, a 19th‑century poem that inspired the women’s auxiliary organisation of the same name. Famous bearers include the German‑American actress and singer Lotta Lenya, celebrated for her work with Kurt Weill, and Finnish cyclist Lotta Henttala. While no major place shares the name directly, the variant Lottie is a common Scottish diminutive for Charlotte. Today Lotta feels fresh and international, equally at home in Glasgow, Helsinki, or Stockholm.
Girl 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20133 babies
- Latest (2013)
- #8163 babies
- Total births
- 3since 2013
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y