girls' name ★ peaked 1919

Lola

Meaning A female given name from Spanish Gender Girl Rank 2025 #275 Trend → Stable

A female given name from Spanish.

Rank 2025
#275
among girls · ↓3 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,132
named Lola · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,420
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1919
1,623 babies
All-time total
97,167
#388 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Lola popularity over time

97,167 babies have been named Lola since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 2,054 – 2,054 205 – #117
1890s 4,217 15 4,232 423 +106% #107
1900s 5,949 15 5,964 596 +41% #99
1910s 11,765 49 11,814 1,181 +98% #120
1920s 14,654 92 14,746 1,475 +25% #147
1930s 10,391 65 10,456 1,046 -29% #156
1940s 7,624 39 7,663 766 -27% #203
1950s 5,542 – 5,542 554 -28% #309
1960s 2,864 – 2,864 286 -48% #483
1970s 1,591 – 1,591 159 -44% #737
1980s 853 – 853 85 -46% #989
1990s 528 – 528 53 -38% #1,964
2000s 7,817 – 7,817 782 +1380% #222
2010s 13,900 – 13,900 1,390 +78% #211
2020s (to 2025) 7,143 – 7,143 1,191 -14% #237

Where Lola is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,116 0.69 #277
2027 1,102 0.69 #280
2028 1,091 0.68 #283
2029 1,082 0.67 #286
2030 1,074 0.67 #287

Where Lola is most popular

Girls named Lola per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.725 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Minnesota, and Montana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lola born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 181 2.17 +200%
Minnesota 175 1.62 +124%
Montana 21 1.55 +114%
Oregon 95 1.46 +101%
North Dakota 19 1.45 +99%
District of Columbia 16 1.35 +86%
Iowa 78 1.33 +84%
Idaho 43 1.29 +77%
New Mexico 30 1.23 +70%
Kansas 71 1.23 +70%
Michigan 221 1.21 +67%
Wisconsin 124 1.20 +66%
Rhode Island 15 1.20 +65%
Colorado 132 1.18 +63%
Missouri 142 1.18 +63%
Oklahoma 86 1.17 +61%
Alaska 10 1.16 +60%
Washington 164 1.14 +57%
Arizona 158 1.13 +55%
Indiana 153 1.09 +50%
Louisiana 95 1.09 +50%
Arkansas 57 1.08 +49%
Ohio 255 1.07 +48%
South Dakota 15 1.05 +45%
Connecticut 61 1.05 +45%
Hawaii 12 1.05 +44%
Nebraska 35 0.974 +34%
Massachusetts 117 0.968 +33%
Mississippi 45 0.962 +33%
Tennessee 140 0.884 +22%
New Hampshire 16 0.867 +20%
Illinois 194 0.847 +17%
Kentucky 72 0.842 +16%
Alabama 78 0.831 +15%
Maryland 85 0.802 +11%
Georgia 182 0.801 +11%
South Carolina 71 0.790 +9%
New York 311 0.785 +8%
Pennsylvania 181 0.766 +6%
Florida 321 0.750 ≈ national
New Jersey 131 0.726 ≈ national
California 605 0.720 ≈ national
North Carolina 154 0.676 -7%
Nevada 29 0.624 -14%
Virginia 105 0.616 -15%
Texas 443 0.551 -24%
Delaware 5 0.441 -39%
West Virginia 11 0.420 -42%
Maine – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lola

Lola is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #275 in 2025 with 1,132 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 97,167 American babies have been named Lola. Its peak came in 1919, when 1,623 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lola stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lola?

The median living Lola is about 17 years old; half are between 9 and 68. An estimated 47 thousand people named Lola are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lola year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,132 #275 – –
2024 1,161 #272 – –
2023 1,193 #261 – –
2022 1,202 #262 – –
2021 1,193 #258 – –
2020 1,262 #237 – –
2019 1,298 #246 – –
2018 1,361 #238 – –
2017 1,339 #240 – –
2016 1,390 #233 – –
2015 1,458 #224 – –
2014 1,390 #236 – –
2013 1,493 #213 – –
2012 1,382 #231 – –
2011 1,313 #243 – –
2010 1,476 #211 – –
2009 1,465 #222 – –
2008 1,410 #246 – –
2007 1,262 #271 – –
2006 1,197 #279 – –
2005 843 #374 – –
2004 556 #516 – –
2003 436 #615 – –
2002 321 #753 – –
2001 182 #1,151 – –
2000 145 #1,317 – –
1995 45 #2,709 – –
1990 70 #1,964 – –
1985 68 #1,700 – –
1980 150 #989 – –
1975 152 #876 – –
1970 170 #817 – –
1965 278 #575 – –
1960 412 #483 – –
1955 632 #339 – –
1950 630 #310 – –
1945 689 #256 – –
1940 867 #203 9 #2,598
1935 951 #185 6 #3,487
1930 1,271 #162 6 #3,841
1925 1,470 #164 9 #3,049
1920 1,580 #147 11 #2,696
1915 1,420 #136 7 #3,255
1910 685 #120 – –
1905 624 #103 – –
1900 584 #114 – –
1895 446 #110 5 #1,185
1890 346 #119 – –
1885 191 #132 – –
1880 138 #117 – –

Famous people named Lola

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Lola Kirke Lola Kirke American actress and singer (born 1990) Contemporary
  2. 2 Lola Glaudini Lola Glaudini American actress (born 1971) Contemporary
  3. 3 Lola Falana Lola Falana American singer, dancer, and actress (born 1942) Contemporary
  4. 4 Lola Montez Lola Montez Irish dancer and actress 1821–1861 · 19th century
  5. 5 Lola Albright Lola Albright American actress and singer (1924–2017) Contemporary
  6. 6 Lola Flores Lola Flores Spanish actress, dancer and singer (1923–1995) Contemporary
  7. 7 Lola Ponce Lola Ponce Argentine singer and actress b. 1977 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Lola Beltrán Lola Beltrán Mexican actress and singer (1932–1996) Contemporary
  9. 9 Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva Uzbek diplomat (born 1978) Contemporary
  10. 10 Lola Dueñas Lola Dueñas Spanish actress b. 1971 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Lola Novaković Lola Novaković Serbian singer 1935–2016 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Lola Mora Lola Mora Argentine sculptor (1866–1936) 19th century
  13. 13 Lola Anglada Lola Anglada Spanish writer 1892–1984 · 19th century
  14. 14 Lola Pagnani Italian actress (born 1972) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lola, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lola?

The median living Lola is about 17 years old. Half of all living Lolas are between 9 and 68 years old.

How many people named Lola are alive today?

An estimated 47 thousand people named Lola are alive in the United States, based on 97,167 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lola mean?

A female given name from Spanish.

How popular is the name Lola in 2025?

Lola ranked #275 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,132 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lola?

97,167 babies have been named Lola in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lola most popular?

Lola peaked in 1919, when 1,623 newborns received the name.

Is Lola a boy or girl name?

Lola is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lola rising or falling?

Lola has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Lola become more popular?

Lola looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,074 girls named Lola in 2030, ranking around #287. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lola?

Well-known people named Lola include Lola Kirke (actor), Lola Glaudini (actor), Lola Falana (actor).

Names like Lola

Names that sound and feel close to Lola: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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