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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #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 1950

  • 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: #332 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,091 girlsWAIdaho: #182 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 868 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #148 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 756 girlsNDMinnesota: #256 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,369 girlsMNIllinois: #365 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,142 girlsILWisconsin: #297 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,685 girlsWIMichigan: #354 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,067 girlsMINew York: #441 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 5,493 girlsNYMassachusetts: #424 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,829 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedRIOregon: #305 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,518 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedSDIowa: #341 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,957 girlsIAIndiana: #307 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,220 girlsINOhio: #385 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,321 girlsOHPennsylvania: #460 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,304 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #313 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 2,580 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedUTColorado: #264 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,816 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedNEMissouri: #265 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,460 girlsMOKentucky: #177 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,157 girlsKYWest Virginia: #290 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,546 girlsWVVirginia: #276 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,186 girlsVAMaryland: #380 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,561 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedDEArizona: #307 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,804 girlsAZNew Mexico: #241 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,293 girlsNMKansas: #233 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,794 girlsKSArkansas: #193 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,123 girlsARTennessee: #234 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,748 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #240 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,609 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #253 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,625 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #219 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,546 girlsOKLouisiana: #275 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsLAMississippi: #205 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 977 girlsMSAlabama: #208 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,188 girlsALGeorgia: #248 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,674 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lola, so not publishedHITexas: #259 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,595 girlsTXFlorida: #254 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,572 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#148 · 1 in 756
  2. Kentucky#177 · 1 in 1,157
  3. Idaho#182 · 1 in 868
  4. Arkansas#193 · 1 in 1,123
  5. Mississippi#205 · 1 in 977

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#14891 in 756
Kentucky#177291 in 1,157
Idaho#18271 in 868
Arkansas#193191 in 1,123
Mississippi#205291 in 977
Alabama#208311 in 1,188
Oklahoma#219141 in 1,546
Kansas#233101 in 1,794
Tennessee#234211 in 1,748
North Carolina#240301 in 1,609
New Mexico#24171 in 1,293
Georgia#248251 in 1,674
South Carolina#253171 in 1,625
Florida#254181 in 1,572
Minnesota#256141 in 2,369
Texas#259601 in 1,595
Colorado#26481 in 1,816
Missouri#265161 in 2,460
Louisiana#275211 in 1,619
Virginia#276161 in 2,186
West Virginia#29091 in 2,546
Wisconsin#297101 in 3,685
Oregon#30561 in 2,518
Arizona#30751 in 1,804
Indiana#307131 in 3,220
California#313441 in 2,580
Washington#33281 in 3,091
Iowa#34171 in 3,957
Michigan#354181 in 4,067
Illinois#365211 in 4,142
Maryland#38051 in 4,561
Ohio#385161 in 5,321
Massachusetts#42451 in 8,829
New York#441261 in 5,493
Pennsylvania#460141 in 7,304
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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 1950

girls
#310
630 births · 1 in 2,719 girls

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #310Lola630
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 2,719 of them was named Lola, which outranked 94.9% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lola
  1. #307Cassandra639
  2. #308Kathie634
  3. #308Lena634
  4. #310Lola630
  5. #311Viola624
  6. #312Della620
  7. #313Margo615
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →