Lola

Meaning: Sorrows, pains
Origin: Spanish — Variant of Dolores

Girl's name · #275 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Lola was #99 in 1904, slipped to #3544 by 1993, and has climbed back to #275 today. Roughly 97,000 girls have been named Lola since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#16 in Spain (2024) · #53 in France (2025) · #63 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #66 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #72 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #76 in Belgium (2025) · #87 in England & Wales (2025) · #96 in Netherlands (2025) · #97 in New Zealand (2025) · #126 in Ireland (2025) · #137 in Scotland (2025) · #144 in N. Ireland (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Lolas

Lola Pagnani — Italian actress
Lola Montez — Irish dancer and actress (1821–1861)
Lola Flores — Spanish actress, dancer and singer (1923–1995)
Lola Albright — American actress and singer (1924–2017)
Lola Dueñas — Spanish actress

In stories & tradition

Lola Bunny — Looney Tunes (film series)
Lola Pearce — EastEnders (TV series)
Lola Rhodes — Gossip Girl (TV series)

What Lolas become

Among 521 notable people named Lola:

Entertainers appear 2.92× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lola Pagnani, Italian actress.

Similar names: Dolores · Mae · Lottie · Nola · Esmeralda · Lorena

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