The first name Lola

In 2025, 524 girls were named Lola, making it the 87th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2012, with 2,010 births (#23).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lola with other names.

In 2025, 1,132 girls born in the United States were named Lola, the 275th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1919, when 1,617 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Lola Albright
  American actress and singer (1924–2017)
• Lola Glaudini
  American actress, born 1971
• Lola Tung
  American actress, born 2002
• Lola Falana
  American singer, dancer, and actress, born 1942
• Lola Créton
  French actress, born 1993
• Lola Ponce
  Argentine singer, born 1982
• Lola Kirke
  English-born American actress, born 1990
• Lola Le Lann
  French actress, born 1996
• Lola Lane
  American actress (1906-1981)
• Lola Liivat
  Estonian painter (1928–2025)
• Lola Blanc
  American singer-songwriter (born 1987)
• Lola Dewaere
  French actress, born 1979

• Mila
• Amaya
• Alba
• Antonia
• Ximena
• Anita
• Catalina
• Magdalena
• Esmeralda
• Mercedes
• Alejandra
• Marissa
• Isabela
• Ramona
• Dolores
• Marisa

All 85 names of Spanish origin

What does the name Lola mean?

Borrowed from Spanish Lola.

What is the origin of the name Lola?

Borrowed from Spanish Lola.

How popular is the name Lola?

In 2025, 524 girls born in England and Wales were named Lola, ranking 87th. Its peak was 2012, with 2,010 births.

Is Lola a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 97,167 US babies named Lola since 1880 were girls.

When was Lola most popular?

1919 in the United States, when 1,617 babies were named Lola, its highest rank at 142nd.

How do you pronounce Lola?

Lola is /ˈloʊlə/, 2 syllables.