Lola

Lola: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “sorrows”
Origin: Spanish
Say it: LOH-luh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Spanish diminutive of Dolores, a title of the Virgin Mary meaning 'sorrows'. Lola is also sometimes used independently as a given name.

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How popular is Lola?

2024347 per million US babies

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Babies named Lola in 20241,155

2024 rank#272 girls

Peak year1904

Total US babies since 188096,020

Lola has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Lola

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Dottiegift of God · English
Doloressorrows · Spanish
Deloressorrows · Spanish
Delorissorrows · Spanish
Lolitasorrows · Spanish
Jadestone of the side · Spanish
Savannahtreeless plain · Spanish
Catalinapure · Spanish

Lola questions

What does the name Lola mean?

Lola means "sorrows". It comes from Spanish. Spanish diminutive of Dolores, a title of the Virgin Mary meaning 'sorrows'. Lola is also sometimes used independently as a given name.

Is Lola a boy or girl name?

Lola is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lola?

1,155 US babies were named Lola in 2024. Its peak year was 1904.

How do you pronounce Lola?

Lola is usually pronounced LOH-luh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.