The first name Lothar
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lothar at birth, 1880–2025
In 1968, 5 boys born in the United States were named Lothar, the 4,507th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1929, when 10 were.
68
babies named Lothar since 1880
#4,507
rank in 1968
1929
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Lothar
52 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lothar MatthäusGerman association football player, manager, and pundit (born 1961)
- Lothar MeyerGerman chemist and physician (1830-1895)
- Lothar RendulicGerman general (1887-1971)
- Lothar EmmerichGerman association football player and manager (1941-2003)
- Lothar von TrothaGerman general (1848-1920)
- Lothar CollatzGerman mathematician (1910–1990)
- Lothar-Günther BuchheimAuthor, artist (1918-2007)
- Lothar KurbjuweitEast German footballer, born 1950
- Lothar ThomsEast German racing cyclist (1956-2017)
- Lothar MetzEast German wrestler, 1939–2021
- Lothar MildeEast German discus thrower, 1934–2026
- Lothar ZagrosekGerman conductor, born 1942
Questions
- When was Lothar most popular?
- 1929 in the United States, when 10 babies were named Lothar, its highest rank at 2,695th.