All around the world, Rotte (Rota 
, Rote , Rotte 
) is quite a common unisex forename. The forename Rotte is characteristic of Madagascar, where it is quite a rare girly name, Italy, where it is quite a rare predominantly girly, but very seldom male name, and Egypt, where it is a rare primarily girly, but very infrequently boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, Madagascar, and Italy. More frequently, Rotte is the last name as well as the forename.
Rotte is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Rote Nachbarin , the operatic character in the opera Die wundersame Schustersfrau.