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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1904 · 624 births
- Debut · girls
- 138 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 1 yrof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 96,892since 1880
Lola over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #275 | 1,132 | — | |
| 2024 | #271 | 1,161 | — | |
| 2023 | #261 | 1,193 | — | |
| 2022 | #262 | 1,202 | — | |
| 2021 | #258 | 1,193 | — | |
| 2020 | #236 | 1,262 | — | |
| 2019 | #245 | 1,298 | — | |
| 2018 | #238 | 1,361 | — | |
| 2017 | #239 | 1,339 | — | |
| 2016 | #233 | 1,390 | — | |
| 2015 | #224 | 1,458 | — | |
| 2014 | #236 | 1,390 | — | |
| 2013 | #213 | 1,493 | — | |
| 2012 | #231 | 1,382 | — | |
| 2011 | #243 | 1,313 | — | |
| 2010 | #211 | 1,476 | — | |
| 2009 | #222 | 1,465 | — | |
| 2008 | #246 | 1,410 | — | |
| 2007 | #270 | 1,262 | — | |
| 2006 | #279 | 1,197 | — | |
| 2005 | #374 | 843 | — | |
| 2004 | #515 | 556 | — | |
| 2003 | #615 | 436 | — | |
| 2002 | #752 | 321 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,147 | 182 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,310 | 145 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,115 | 72 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,244 | 63 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,070 | 68 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,966 | 40 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,687 | 45 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,935 | 40 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,506 | 31 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,459 | 52 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,593 | 47 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,952 | 70 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,147 | 57 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,738 | 73 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,647 | 74 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,736 | 67 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,691 | 68 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,633 | 67 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,411 | 83 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,221 | 109 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,239 | 105 | — | |
| 1980 | #986 | 150 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,030 | 136 | — | |
| 1978 | #924 | 153 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,016 | 132 | — | |
| 1976 | #736 | 200 | — | |
| 1975 | #876 | 152 | — | |
| 1974 | #852 | 154 | — | |
| 1973 | #824 | 159 | — | |
| 1972 | #841 | 154 | — | |
| 1971 | #792 | 181 | — | |
| 1970 | #813 | 170 | — | |
| 1969 | #781 | 172 | — | |
| 1968 | #714 | 186 | — | |
| 1967 | #716 | 186 | — | |
| 1966 | #632 | 229 | — | |
| 1965 | #575 | 278 | — | |
| 1964 | #535 | 338 | — | |
| 1963 | #537 | 325 | — | |
| 1962 | #530 | 340 | — | |
| 1961 | #487 | 398 | — | |
| 1960 | #483 | 412 | — | |
| 1959 | #437 | 485 | — | |
| 1958 | #459 | 434 | — | |
| 1957 | #427 | 483 | — | |
| 1956 | #395 | 520 | — | |
| 1955 | #339 | 632 | — | |
| 1954 | #370 | 556 | — | |
| 1953 | #368 | 534 | — | |
| 1952 | #332 | 617 | — | |
| 1951 | #309 | 651 | — | |
| 1950 | #310 | 630 | — | |
| 1949 | #312 | 620 | — | |
| 1948 | #296 | 663 | — | |
| 1947 | #294 | 711 | — | |
| 1946 | #274 | 700 | — | |
| 1945 | #256 | 689 | — | |
| 1944 | #228 | 825 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1943 | #235 | 825 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #220 | 889 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #211 | 835 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #203 | 867 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #207 | 840 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #199 | 895 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #199 | 866 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #187 | 960 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #185 | 951 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #170 | 1,091 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #163 | 1,123 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #161 | 1,194 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1931 | #156 | 1,200 | #2,471 | 10 |
| 1930 | #162 | 1,271 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #163 | 1,268 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #164 | 1,295 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1927 | #154 | 1,532 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #162 | 1,440 | #2,436 | 12 |
| 1925 | #164 | 1,470 | #2,936 | 9 |
| 1924 | #161 | 1,538 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1923 | #157 | 1,513 | #3,175 | 8 |
| 1922 | #161 | 1,478 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #157 | 1,540 | #3,214 | 8 |
| 1920 | #147 | 1,580 | #2,602 | 11 |
| 1919 | #142 | 1,617 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #146 | 1,567 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1917 | #143 | 1,493 | — | |
| 1916 | #147 | 1,372 | #3,516 | 6 |
| 1915 | #136 | 1,420 | #3,082 | 7 |
| 1914 | #144 | 1,031 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | #130 | 965 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #127 | 903 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #120 | 712 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #120 | 685 | — | |
| 1909 | #115 | 634 | — | |
| 1908 | #114 | 623 | — | |
| 1907 | #106 | 639 | — | |
| 1906 | #108 | 616 | — | |
| 1905 | #103 | 624 | — | |
| 1904 | #99 | 624 | — | |
| 1903 | #104 | 547 | — | |
| 1902 | #105 | 565 | #933 | 7 |
| 1901 | #107 | 493 | #779 | 8 |
| 1900 | #114 | 584 | — | |
| 1899 | #110 | 437 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1898 | #108 | 534 | — | |
| 1897 | #107 | 487 | — | |
| 1896 | #109 | 450 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1895 | #110 | 446 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #115 | 407 | — | |
| 1893 | #114 | 385 | — | |
| 1892 | #117 | 388 | — | |
| 1891 | #117 | 337 | — | |
| 1890 | #119 | 346 | — | |
| 1889 | #123 | 312 | — | |
| 1888 | #119 | 304 | — | |
| 1887 | #123 | 246 | — | |
| 1886 | #138 | 191 | — | |
| 1885 | #131 | 191 | — | |
| 1884 | #126 | 197 | — | |
| 1883 | #122 | 172 | — | |
| 1882 | #117 | 174 | — | |
| 1881 | #125 | 129 | — | |
| 1880 | #117 | 138 | — | |
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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Kentucky#520 · 1 in 4,898
- Tennessee#635 · 1 in 5,697
- Indiana#661 · 1 in 7,247
- Louisiana#795 · 1 in 5,851
- Illinois#824 · 1 in 7,470
Best ever in a state: #17 in Nevada, 1923.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #520 | 5 | 1 in 4,898 |
| Tennessee | #635 | 5 | 1 in 5,697 |
| Indiana | #661 | 5 | 1 in 7,247 |
| Louisiana | #795 | 5 | 1 in 5,851 |
| Illinois | #824 | 10 | 1 in 7,470 |
| Texas | #886 | 14 | 1 in 7,936 |
| Pennsylvania | #910 | 6 | 1 in 11,401 |
| Ohio | #934 | 6 | 1 in 12,015 |
| Michigan | #972 | 5 | 1 in 11,917 |
| California | #1,016 | 17 | 1 in 9,608 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,054 | #117 (1882) | #124 |
| 1890s | 4,217 | #107 (1897) | #113 |
| 1900s | 5,949 | #99 (1904) | #108 |
| 1910s | 11,765 | #120 (1911) | #136 |
| 1920s | 14,654 | #147 (1920) | #159 |
| 1930s | 10,391 | #156 (1931) | #179 |
| 1940s | 7,624 | #203 (1940) | #253 |
| 1950s | 5,542 | #309 (1951) | #375 |
| 1960s | 2,864 | #483 (1960) | #599 |
| 1970s | 1,591 | #736 (1976) | #870 |
| 1980s | 853 | #986 (1980) | #1,545 |
| 1990s | 528 | #1,952 (1990) | #2,553 |
| 2000s | 7,817 | #222 (2009) | #573 |
| 2010s | 13,900 | #211 (2010) | #231 |
| 2020s | 7,143 | #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 1979
girls
#1,030
136 births · 1 in 11,803 girls
Top girls' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 11,803 of them was named Lola, which outranked 91.4% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Lola
- #1,025Mariana137
- #1,025Michell137
- #1,025Steven137
- #1,030Lola136
- #1,030Ariana136
- #1,030Cameron136
- #1,030Chana136
- #1,035Antionette135
- #1,036Amberly134
- #1,036Carie134
Tied with 4 names at #1,030; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.