Lottie

About Lottie

Lottie is a familiar form of Charlotte or Liselotte, used in English and Swedish. Its older Charlotte-family meaning is usually traced to a Germanic word for “man,” although another explanation connects the root with “army.” Tennis champion Lottie Dod and missionary Lottie Moon are notable historical bearers.

From Charlotte to Lottie

Charlotte is a French feminine form of Charles. Lottie takes its sound from the latter part of Charlotte, giving the longer name a distinct two-syllable familiar version.

Liselotte combines Lise and Charlotte, so its connection with Lottie runs through the same Charlotte ending. The shared family includes Lotte, Lotti, and Lotta, as well as the longer Charlotta.

Lottie is also used independently. A person called Lottie may have one of the longer forms as a formal name, or may simply have Lottie as her given name.

Pronunciation

English Lottie is LOT-ee, with stress on the first syllable. American pronunciations often use a broader “ah” vowel, while British versions commonly rhyme the first syllable with “pot.”

The doubled “t” makes the spelling compact and familiar, while the “-ie” ending contributes the sound shared by many English affectionate names. Lottie keeps the “lot” portion of Charlotte but moves the stress firmly to its own opening.

Lottie Dod’s sporting range

Charlotte “Lottie” Dod won her first Wimbledon women’s singles championship in 1887, aged fifteen. She went on to win four more, in 1888, 1891, 1892, and 1893.

Her achievements extended well beyond tennis. She became a British golf champion in 1904 and won a silver medal in archery at the 1908 Olympics. She also participated in sports including field hockey and skiing.

Dod gives Lottie an unusually varied athletic history. Her familiar name is the one preserved in accounts of a career that crossed several sports, rather than remaining attached to a single championship.

Lottie Moon’s work in China

Lottie Moon went to China as a Southern Baptist missionary in 1873, joining her sister Edmonia. She taught in a girls’ school and traveled to meet women and girls in the interior.

Her letters encouraged greater support for international mission work. In 1918, the Woman’s Missionary Union named its annual Christmas offering in her memory. That continuing institutional association has kept the name Lottie familiar in Southern Baptist communities.

Popularity in the United States

Lottie ranked No. 75 for girls in 1886. Its highest annual count came in 1916, with 1,389 girls.

It later became rare, with just thirteen girls receiving it in 2000. Its recent revival has been substantial: 570 girls received Lottie in 2025, placing it at No. 528. That is still below its early historical position, but a striking recovery from its turn-of-the-century low.

How popular is Lottie?

In 2025, Lottie ranked #528 among girls in the United States, with 570 recorded uses. The U.S. birth records first list this spelling for girls in 1880; its largest annual count was 1,389 in 1916. Rankings count each spelling separately. They describe national use, so local familiarity can differ. The popularity chart shows whether the name has remained common, returned after a quieter period, or risen recently.