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Lolita

Lolita: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“sorrows”
Origin
Spanish
Say it
loh-LEE-tuh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Spanish diminutive of Lola, itself a short form of Dolores. Dolores comes from the Spanish title María de los Dolores, meaning “sorrows,” referring to the Virgin Mary.

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How popular is Lolita?

20242.4 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Lolita in 20248

Peak year1963

Total US babies since 18808,655

Lolita is fading: recent use is about 65% of its level ten years before.

Names like Lolita

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Lolasorrows · Spanish
  • Jadestone of the side · Spanish
  • Savannahtreeless plain · Spanish
  • Catalinapure · Spanish
  • Amayamother city · Spanish
  • Ximenameaning uncertain · Spanish
  • Aitanafrom the Aitana mountain · Spanish
  • Amoralove · Spanish

Lolita questions

What does the name Lolita mean?

Lolita means "sorrows". It comes from Spanish. Spanish diminutive of Lola, itself a short form of Dolores. Dolores comes from the Spanish title María de los Dolores, meaning “sorrows,” referring to the Virgin Mary.

Is Lolita a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Lolita?

8 US babies were named Lolita in 2024. Its peak year was 1963.

How do you pronounce Lolita?

Lolita is usually pronounced loh-LEE-tuh.

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.