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Girl name

Lola

/ˈloʊlə/ · 100% girls · #275 in the US for girls, 2025

Lola has been given to about 97,167 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1919, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈloʊlə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 51,281
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lola per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1919 · 1,623
  • Born in 20251,132
  • All time97,167
  • England & Wales, 2025#87 · 524

How popular is Lola?

Lola ranks 275th among American girls in 2025, with 1,132 born that year. Its best year was 1919, when 1,623 babies were given the name, ranking 142nd. The typical living American called Lola is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in Hawaii, where it accounts for 0.14% of births.

Names that sound like Lola

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ola0.81
  2. Nola0.81
  3. Zola0.81
  4. Leola0.80
  5. Lora0.75
  6. Iola0.76
  7. Lula0.74
  8. Lona0.75

Middle names for Lola

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lola Josephine0.84
  2. Lola Rose0.83
  3. Lola June0.82
  4. Lola Pearl0.82
  5. Lola Quinn0.82
  6. Lola Nell0.82

Sibling names for Lola

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Juliusbrother · 0.96
  2. Genevievesister · 0.94
  3. Adasister · 0.94
  4. Georgiasister · 0.93
  5. Gradybrother · 0.93
  6. Charlieeither · 0.92

Where Lola is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Hawaii0.14%
  2. Minnesota0.10%
  3. Utah0.10%
  4. South Dakota0.09%
  5. Missouri0.07%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Lola White0.78
  2. Lola Reyes0.78
  3. Lola Nguyen0.78
  4. Lola Moore0.78
  5. Lola Hill0.78
  6. Lola Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Lola

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Lola across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.