Lola is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “sorrows.” In 2024 it was given to 1,155 girls in the United States.
Lola belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “sorrows” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Dolores.
In the United States, Lola first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #99 in 1904, and in 2024 1,155 babies received the name — 95,745 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Lola means “sorrows” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Lola is a girl name. In 2024, 1,155 babies received the name in the US.
Lola comes from the Spanish tradition. It is also spelled Dolores.
Lola first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #99 in 1904, and 1,155 babies were given the name in 2024.
Lola is pronounced /ˈləʊlə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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