Lola

#275 for girls in 2025, 1,132 births · Last seen for boys in 1944 at #3,109
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1904 · 624 births
Debut · girls
138 births
In top 100 · girls
1 yr
of 146 years
Total births · girls
96,892
since 1880

Lola over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201927peak #99, 1904girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2751,132—
2024#2711,161—
2023#2611,193—
2022#2621,202—
2021#2581,193—
2020#2361,262—
2019#2451,298—
2018#2381,361—
2017#2391,339—
2016#2331,390—
2015#2241,458—
2014#2361,390—
2013#2131,493—
2012#2311,382—
2011#2431,313—
2010#2111,476—
2009#2221,465—
2008#2461,410—
2007#2701,262—
2006#2791,197—
2005#374843—
2004#515556—
2003#615436—
2002#752321—
2001#1,147182—
2000#1,310145—
1999#2,11572—
1998#2,24463—
1997#2,07068—
1996#2,96640—
1995#2,68745—
1994#2,93540—
1993#3,50631—
1992#2,45952—
1991#2,59347—
1990#1,95270—
1989#2,14757—
1988#1,73873—
1987#1,64774—
1986#1,73667—
1985#1,69168—
1984#1,63367—
1983#1,41183—
1982#1,221109—
1981#1,239105—
1980#986150—
1979#1,030136—
1978#924153—
1977#1,016132—
1976#736200—
1975#876152—
1974#852154—
1973#824159—
1972#841154—
1971#792181—
1970#813170—
1969#781172—
1968#714186—
1967#716186—
1966#632229—
1965#575278—
1964#535338—
1963#537325—
1962#530340—
1961#487398—
1960#483412—
1959#437485—
1958#459434—
1957#427483—
1956#395520—
1955#339632—
1954#370556—
1953#368534—
1952#332617—
1951#309651—
1950#310630—
1949#312620—
1948#296663—
1947#294711—
1946#274700—
1945#256689—
1944#228825#3,1096
1943#235825#3,2316
1942#220889#2,26811
1941#211835#2,8727
1940#203867#2,4789
1939#207840#2,8297
1938#199895#3,1756
1937#199866#3,5185
1936#187960#3,5495
1935#185951#3,2526
1934#1701,091#2,7428
1933#1631,123#3,2686
1932#1611,194#3,3616
1931#1561,200#2,47110
1930#1621,271#3,5926
1929#1631,268#3,5596
1928#1641,295#2,65910
1927#1541,532#2,9129
1926#1621,440#2,43612
1925#1641,470#2,9369
1924#1611,538#3,2608
1923#1571,513#3,1758
1922#1611,478#2,63011
1921#1571,540#3,2148
1920#1471,580#2,60211
1919#1421,617#3,7366
1918#1461,567#3,3687
1917#1431,493—
1916#1471,372#3,5166
1915#1361,420#3,0827
1914#1441,031#3,2645
1913#130965#2,4966
1912#127903#2,2696
1911#120712#1,5376
1910#120685—
1909#115634—
1908#114623—
1907#106639—
1906#108616—
1905#103624—
1904#99624—
1903#104547—
1902#105565#9337
1901#107493#7798
1900#114584—
1899#110437#1,0515
1898#108534—
1897#107487—
1896#109450#1,1015
1895#110446#1,0795
1894#115407—
1893#114385—
1892#117388—
1891#117337—
1890#119346—
1889#123312—
1888#119304—
1887#123246—
1886#138191—
1885#131191—
1884#126197—
1883#122172—
1882#117174—
1881#125129—
1880#117138—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lola was already there! It came in at #117, and was given to 138 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1993–1996, when fewer than 46 girls a year got the name.

Where Lola is popular in 1927

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedNHWashington: #125 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 583 girlsWAIdaho: #31 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 144 girlsIDMontana: #93 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 306 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #146 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 695 girlsNDMinnesota: #173 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,168 girlsMNIllinois: #160 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,002 girlsILWisconsin: #166 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,163 girlsWIMichigan: #178 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,269 girlsMINew York: #248 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 2,240 girlsNYMassachusetts: #244 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,124 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedRIOregon: #106 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 430 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #164 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 884 girlsSDIowa: #112 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 531 girlsIAIndiana: #138 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 771 girlsINOhio: #199 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,486 girlsOHPennsylvania: #268 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,063 girlsPANew Jersey: #234 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,390 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #163 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 817 girlsCAUtah: #41 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 180 girlsUTColorado: #81 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 302 girlsCONebraska: #86 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 344 girlsNEMissouri: #102 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 413 girlsMOKentucky: #102 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 432 girlsKYWest Virginia: #140 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 636 girlsWVVirginia: #138 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 618 girlsVAMaryland: #162 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 993 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedDEArizona: #176 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 638 girlsAZNew Mexico: #103 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 349 girlsNMKansas: #61 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 260 girlsKSArkansas: #88 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 375 girlsARTennessee: #133 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 570 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #131 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 576 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #153 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 781 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #57 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 251 girlsOKLouisiana: #198 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 948 girlsLAMississippi: #110 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 446 girlsMSAlabama: #103 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 408 girlsALGeorgia: #167 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 860 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedHITexas: #102 for girls · 138 births · 1 in 439 girlsTXFlorida: #135 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 566 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#31 · 1 in 144
  2. Utah#41 · 1 in 180
  3. Oklahoma#57 · 1 in 251
  4. Kansas#61 · 1 in 260
  5. Colorado#81 · 1 in 302

Best ever in a state: #17 in Nevada, 1923.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#31241 in 144
Utah#41261 in 180
Oklahoma#57991 in 251
Kansas#61581 in 260
Colorado#81281 in 302
Nebraska#86331 in 344
Arkansas#88541 in 375
Montana#93121 in 306
Kentucky#102681 in 432
Missouri#102731 in 413
Texas#1021381 in 439
Alabama#103811 in 408
New Mexico#103121 in 349
Oregon#106131 in 430
Mississippi#110531 in 446
Iowa#112371 in 531
Washington#125161 in 583
North Carolina#131681 in 576
Tennessee#133491 in 570
Florida#135281 in 566
Indiana#138341 in 771
Virginia#138421 in 618
West Virginia#140321 in 636
North Dakota#14691 in 695
South Carolina#153281 in 781
Illinois#160591 in 1,002
Maryland#162141 in 993
California#163451 in 817
South Dakota#16461 in 884
Wisconsin#166211 in 1,163
Georgia#167381 in 860
Minnesota#173181 in 1,168
Arizona#17661 in 638
Michigan#178331 in 1,269
Louisiana#198251 in 948
Ohio#199371 in 1,486
New Jersey#234131 in 2,390
Massachusetts#244111 in 3,124
New York#248451 in 2,240
Pennsylvania#268301 in 3,063
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Lola
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 4 spots since 2024 (#271 → #275)
  • 39 spots since 2020 (#236 → #275)
  • 51 spots since 2015 (#224 → #275)
  • Biggest jump: 395 spots in 2002 (#1,147 → #752)
  • Biggest drop: 280 spots in 1977 (#736 → #1,016)
Rise & fade · girls
24 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1904 at #99 (624 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 61 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 1 yr · 1904
  • Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–1976
Share of babies · girls
1 in 441
  • Highest: 1 in 441 girls born in 1904 were named Lola (0.23%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,420 girls born in 2025 (0.07%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 15.1% of all girls named Lola (14,654) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #99 (1904) → #3,506 (1993) → #211 (2010)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,054#117 (1882)#124
1890s4,217#107 (1897)#113
1900s5,949#99 (1904)#108
1910s11,765#120 (1911)#136
1920s14,654#147 (1920)#159
1930s10,391#156 (1931)#179
1940s7,624#203 (1940)#253
1950s5,542#309 (1951)#375
1960s2,864#483 (1960)#599
1970s1,591#736 (1976)#870
1980s853#986 (1980)#1,545
1990s528#1,952 (1990)#2,553
2000s7,817#222 (2009)#573
2010s13,900#211 (2010)#231
2020s7,143#236 (2020)#261

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lola in 1927

girls
#154
1,532 births · 1 in 778 girls
boys
#2,912
9 births · 1 in 125,213 boys

Top girls' names in 1927

  1. #1Mary70,642
  2. #2Dorothy35,993
  3. #3Betty35,424
  4. #4Helen25,316
  5. #5Margaret21,964
  6. #6Ruth19,412
  7. #7Doris16,512
  8. #8Virginia15,734
  9. #9Shirley13,314
  10. #10Barbara13,161
  11. #154Lola1,532

Top boys' names in 1927

  1. #1Robert61,674
  2. #2John55,949
  3. #3James53,674
  4. #4William51,476
  5. #5Charles31,941
  6. #6Richard26,768
  7. #7George25,949
  8. #8Donald23,834
  9. #9Joseph23,503
  10. #10Edward19,115
  11. #2,912Lola9
More about 1927

girls

1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 778 of them was named Lola, which outranked 97.3% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lola
  1. #151Blanche1,568
  2. #152Rosie1,560
  3. #153Verna1,535
  4. #154Lola1,532
  5. #155Constance1,521
  6. #156Hattie1,508
  7. #157Imogene1,494
Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,708Charmaine#3,564 → #856
  2. ↑ 1,519Kazuko#2,474 → #955
  3. ↑ 1,152Valencia#2,076 → #924
  4. ↑ 551Cherie#1,414 → #863
  5. ↑ 452Lita#1,148 → #696
Fallers
  1. ↓ 349Janell#748 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 330Sabina#931 → #1,261
  3. ↓ 319Clarine#942 → #1,261
  4. ↓ 298Shirlie#980 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 291Delilah#836 → #1,127

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 125,213 of them was named Lola, which outranked 39.4% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lola
  1. #2,703Windsor10
  2. #2,703Woodford10
  3. #2,703Zenon10
  4. #2,912Lola9
  5. #2,912Alban9
  6. #2,912Albertus9
  7. #2,912Albion9
  8. #3,151Able8
  9. #3,151Abundio8
  10. #3,151Acey8

Tied with 238 names at #2,912; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,863Lindbergh#2,436 → #573
  2. ↑ 966Lindy#1,353 → #387
  3. ↑ 601Sonny#1,565 → #964
  4. ↑ 467Akira#1,404 → #937
  5. ↑ 442Maria#1,432 → #990
Fallers
  1. ↓ 684Minoru#963 → #1,647
  2. ↓ 611Reno#825 → #1,436
  3. ↓ 406Hurley#916 → #1,322
  4. ↓ 356Adelbert#842 → #1,198
  5. ↓ 330Gardner#963 → #1,293

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1927 →