Lotus

Lotus is a female given name: 96% of people named Lotus are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 4%Female 96%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 4% male / 96% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 77 male / 1,852 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Lotus

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lotus," in English, "Guten Tag Lotus," in German. Lotus is a female given name: about 96% of people named Lotus are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Lotus,

German

Guten Tag Lotus,

French

Bonjour Lotus,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lotus:

Chinese

Lotus您好：

Japanese

Lotus様

English

Hi Lotus,

German

Hi Lotus,

French

Salut Lotus,

Spanish

Hola Lotus,

Chinese

Lotus你好：

Japanese

Lotusさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Lotus by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	4%

United States birth data

77 male · 1,852 female · 1,929 births recorded

Male 4%Female 96%

Since 1980: 5% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lotus a male or female name?

Lotus is a female given name: 96% of people named Lotus are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Lotus in an email?

Is Lotus a unisex name?

Lotus is not a unisex name: 4% of people named Lotus are men. Lotus leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Lotus a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lotus (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_lotus,
  title  = {Is Lotus a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lotus},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}