Girl nameCurrently #273 in the USSteady

Lola

//ˈloʊlə//

2 syllablesPeak year: 19194 lettersStarts with L

Meaning & origin

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Lola's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Lola, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Lola
1880138
1881129
1882174
1883172
1884197
1885191
1886191
1887246
1888304
1889312
1890346
1891337
1892388
1893385
1894407
1895451
1896455
1897487
1898534
1899442
1900584
1901501
1902572
1903547
1904624
1905624
1906616
1907639
1908623
1909634
1910685
1911718
1912909
1913971
19141,036
19151,427
19161,378
19171,493
19181,574
19191,623
19201,591
19211,548
19221,489
19231,521
19241,546
19251,479
19261,452
19271,541
19281,305
19291,274
19301,277
19311,210
19321,200
19331,129
19341,099
1935957
1936965
1937871
1938901
1939847
1940876
1941842
1942900
1943831
1944831
1945689
1946700
1947710
1948663
1949620
1950630
1951651
1952617
1953534
1954556
1955632
1956520
1957483
1958434
1959485
1960412
1961398
1962340
1963326
1964337
1965278
1966229
1967186
1968186
1969172
1970170
1971181
1972154
1973159
1974154
1975152
1976200
1977132
1978152
1979136
1980150
1981105
1982109
198383
198467
198568
198667
198774
198873
198957
199070
199147
199251
199331
199440
199545
199640
199768
199863
199972
2000145
2001182
2002321
2003436
2004556
2005843
20061,197
20071,262
20081,410
20091,465
20101,476
20111,313
20121,383
20131,493
20141,390
20151,457
20161,390
20171,337
20181,361
20191,298
20201,261
20211,192
20221,202
20231,191
20241,155

Lola through the decades

  • Lola peaked in 1919, when 1,623 babies were named Lola in the US.
  • The 1920s were Lola's strongest decade, averaging 1,475 births a year.
  • Lola currently ranks #273 in the US and is holding steady.

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