Baby Name Popularity Profile
Lola
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Lola.
National Rank (2025)
#275
All-Time Peak Rank
#99
Achieved 1904
Total U.S. Births
96,892
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl
Female Archetype
First Recorded
1880
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
1920s
1,617 births in 1919
π‘ The Lola Vibe: Considered a Declining Classic. A previously dominant name currently experiencing a prolonged generational cooling period.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
Sorrows
Language Origin
Spanish
Origin Type
single
A diminutive of the Spanish name Dolores, meaning 'sorrows'.
Pronunciation:
LO-lah
Etymology confidence:
High
π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Lola across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
-10.3%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
-22.4%
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
1,617
births in 1919
Years in Top 100
1 yrs
Years in Top 500
103 yrs
Longest Streak
146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 2,054
1890s: 4,217
1900s: 5,949
1910s: 11,765
1920s: 14,654
1930s: 10,391
1940s: 7,624
1950s: 5,542
1960s: 2,864
1970s: 1,591
1980s: 853
1990s: 528
2000s: 7,817
2010s: 13,900
2020s: 7,143
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
Lol-a
Letter Count
4 letters
Spelling Complexity
Easy
Length Percentile
Longer than 1.4% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 1.4% of SSA names. Starts with L, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
Arkansas
Top States
Arkansas, Oklahoma, Idaho, Kansas, Alabama
States with Data
50
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