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Lola

Girl

Meaning of Lola: Spanish: 'sorrows'

Lola is a girl's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a timeless pick that has stayed popular for over a century — 276th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 87th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#276

1,132 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#87

543 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

97,167

First recorded 1880 · peak 1919

Trend

stable

Style: classic

Popularity over time

1981: 105 babies1982: 109 babies1983: 83 babies1984: 67 babies1985: 68 babies1986: 67 babies1987: 74 babies1988: 73 babies1989: 57 babies1990: 70 babies19901991: 47 babies1992: 52 babies1993: 31 babies1994: 40 babies1995: 45 babies1996: 40 babies1997: 68 babies1998: 63 babies1999: 72 babies2000: 145 babies20002001: 182 babies2002: 321 babies2003: 436 babies2004: 556 babies2005: 843 babies2006: 1,197 babies2007: 1,262 babies2008: 1,410 babies2009: 1,465 babies2010: 1,476 babies20102011: 1,313 babies2012: 1,382 babies2013: 1,493 babies2014: 1,390 babies2015: 1,458 babies2016: 1,390 babies2017: 1,339 babies2018: 1,361 babies2019: 1,298 babies2020: 1,262 babies20202021: 1,193 babies2022: 1,202 babies2023: 1,193 babies2024: 1,161 babies2025: 1,132 babies
US babies named Lola per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,493.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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