Lola is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Lola means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Lola across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lola has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Lola is a girl name of Spanish origin meaning “sorrows”. a pet form of Dolores.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 97,167 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 24,235 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 1,059 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 414 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 818 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 435 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Lola per year, England & Wales (1996 to 2025). England & Wales peaked in 2012 (2,010/yr) · United States peaked in 1919 (1,623/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2015 (85/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2015 (57/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2016 (36/yr).
Lola has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1919, when it ranked #243 nationally (given to 1,623 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1910s.
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