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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #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 1944

  • 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: #218 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,565 girlsWAIdaho: #121 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 512 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #163 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 904 girlsNDMinnesota: #183 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,487 girlsMNIllinois: #225 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,863 girlsILWisconsin: #281 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,331 girlsWIMichigan: #271 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,977 girlsMINew York: #369 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,586 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedRIOregon: #173 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,106 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #129 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 681 girlsSDIowa: #143 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,008 girlsIAIndiana: #229 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,051 girlsINOhio: #245 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,302 girlsOHPennsylvania: #333 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 4,205 girlsPANew Jersey: #341 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,676 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #233 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,629 girlsCAUtah: #201 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsUTColorado: #173 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 929 girlsCONebraska: #138 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 914 girlsNEMissouri: #143 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 904 girlsMOKentucky: #136 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 731 girlsKYWest Virginia: #142 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 832 girlsWVVirginia: #216 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsVAMaryland: #297 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,005 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedDEArizona: #261 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,307 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedNMKansas: #217 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,600 girlsKSArkansas: #100 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 442 girlsARTennessee: #163 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 888 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #174 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 876 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #219 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,255 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #164 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 922 girlsOKLouisiana: #215 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,032 girlsLAMississippi: #198 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 889 girlsMSAlabama: #216 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,149 girlsALGeorgia: #211 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,189 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedHITexas: #200 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsTXFlorida: #240 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,485 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#100 · 1 in 442
  2. Idaho#121 · 1 in 512
  3. South Dakota#129 · 1 in 681
  4. Kentucky#136 · 1 in 731
  5. Nebraska#138 · 1 in 914

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#100441 in 442
Idaho#12191 in 512
South Dakota#12971 in 681
Kentucky#136381 in 731
Nebraska#138111 in 914
West Virginia#142221 in 832
Iowa#143201 in 1,008
Missouri#143341 in 904
North Dakota#16361 in 904
Tennessee#163351 in 888
Oklahoma#164221 in 922
Colorado#173111 in 929
Oregon#17391 in 1,106
North Carolina#174471 in 876
Minnesota#183161 in 1,487
Mississippi#198271 in 889
Texas#200731 in 1,037
Utah#20161 in 1,100
Georgia#211301 in 1,189
Louisiana#215261 in 1,032
Alabama#216281 in 1,149
Virginia#216231 in 1,278
Kansas#21791 in 1,600
Washington#218121 in 1,565
South Carolina#219191 in 1,255
Illinois#225341 in 1,863
Indiana#229151 in 2,051
California#233491 in 1,629
Florida#240151 in 1,485
Ohio#245261 in 2,302
Arizona#26151 in 1,307
Michigan#271171 in 2,977
Wisconsin#28181 in 3,331
Maryland#29761 in 3,005
Pennsylvania#333191 in 4,205
New Jersey#34171 in 4,676
New York#369231 in 4,586
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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 1944

girls
#228
825 births · 1 in 1,609 girls
boys
#3,109
6 births · 1 in 227,146 boys

Top girls' names in 1944

  1. #1Mary62,476
  2. #2Barbara39,196
  3. #3Linda38,415
  4. #4Patricia36,874
  5. #5Carol30,456
  6. #6Sandra26,024
  7. #7Nancy23,218
  8. #8Sharon22,433
  9. #9Judith22,431
  10. #10Betty19,761
  11. #228Lola825

Top boys' names in 1944

  1. #1James76,951
  2. #2Robert70,855
  3. #3John66,616
  4. #4William52,375
  5. #5Richard45,643
  6. #6David37,382
  7. #7Charles34,662
  8. #8Thomas31,604
  9. #9Michael26,717
  10. #10Ronald25,513
  11. #3,109Lola6
More about 1944

girls

1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 1,609 of them was named Lola, which outranked 95.7% of the 5,243 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lola
  1. #225Nora841
  2. #226Ernestine834
  3. #227Alberta827
  4. #228Lola825
  5. #229Sandy820
  6. #230Dianna819
  7. #231Cora816
Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,229Dorinda#1,834 → #605
  2. ↑ 611Deirdre#1,556 → #945
  3. ↑ 504Alana#1,251 → #747
  4. ↑ 460Elyse#1,327 → #867
  5. ↑ 407Joella#1,395 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 613Michal#996 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 493Aloma#762 → #1,255
  3. ↓ 448Louvenia#916 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 347Norine#889 → #1,236
  5. ↓ 341Lyla#864 → #1,205

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

boys

1,362,875 boys got a published name in 1944; 1 in 227,146 of them was named Lola, which outranked 20.5% of the 3,909 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lola
  1. #2,862Yates7
  2. #2,862Ysabel7
  3. #2,862Zenon7
  4. #3,109Lola6
  5. #3,109Abdul6
  6. #3,109Abran6
  7. #3,109Acy6
  8. #3,430Add5
  9. #3,430Adel5
  10. #3,430Adelard5

Tied with 320 names at #3,109; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 647Rickie#1,461 → #814
  2. ↑ 586Rusty#1,577 → #991
  3. ↑ 585Humberto#1,280 → #695
  4. ↑ 408Llewellyn#1,343 → #935
  5. ↑ 402Hilario#1,308 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 359Elwyn#923 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 356Albin#856 → #1,212
  3. ↓ 348Prentiss#980 → #1,328
  4. ↓ 286Barrie#969 → #1,255
  5. ↓ 269Duke#986 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1944 →