Recorded 1917–1917 Boys' name Peak 1917 5 births

Lothrop — boys' name

5 babies named Lothrop in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s5
1910s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Lothrop was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

5 babies were named Lothrop in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lothrop

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Lothrop between 1917 and 1917, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lothrop currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1917. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lothrop performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lothrop in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lothrop in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lothrop at a glance

Last recorded 1917

Total births

5

Since 1917

1 years of records

Peak year

1917

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1917

Active since

1917

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1917

Lothrop popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1917

Last recorded 1917
Peak year (1917)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 1917 5

Lothrop by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
5 births that decade — 100% of Lothrop's all-time total
1910s5

Lothrop by state

Where Lothrop concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lothrop
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
5 100.0%
Massachusetts share of Lothrop's total US births 100.0%

5 of 5 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lothrop?
5 babies have been named Lothrop since 1917. It was last recorded in 1917. The peak year was 1917 with 5 births.
When was Lothrop most popular?
Lothrop was most popular in the 1910s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Lothrop most popular?
The top states for the name Lothrop are Massachusetts (5 births).
How long has the name Lothrop been used?
Lothrop has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 1 years of data through 1917.
What names are similar to Lothrop?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lotus, Lottie, Lott, Lothar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1917 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.