Lola

Lola was the #275 girls' name in the US in 2025 (1,132 babies), and #87 in England & Wales and #370 in Canada.

Lola as a girl’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#275 (1,132)	#87 (524)	#135 (33)	#140 (14)	#124 (38)	#370 (83)	#72 (100)	#63 (100)
2024	#271 (1,161)	#87 (543)	#94 (46)	#253 (6)	#110 (43)	#313 (98)	#62 (107)	#67 (100)
2023	#261 (1,193)	#79 (595)	#109 (40)	#115 (18)	#135 (35)	#280 (107)	#65 (102)	#70 (83)
2022	#262 (1,202)	#78 (641)	#215 (19)	#140 (15)	#157 (33)	#275 (107)	#59 (126)	#68 (89)
2021	#258 (1,193)	#64 (807)	#109 (41)	#123 (19)	#121 (44)	#359 (91)	#56 (133)	#80 (77)
2020	#236 (1,262)	#65 (778)	#105 (41)	#140 (14)	#132 (38)	#274 (110)	#60 (114)	#68 (84)
2019	#245 (1,298)	#60 (899)	#89 (50)	#167 (12)	#123 (45)	#290 (111)	#87 (84)	#67 (88)
2018	#238 (1,361)	#52 (982)	#83 (53)	#86 (28)	#138 (40)	#314 (104)	#80 (87)	#56 (89)
2017	#239 (1,339)	#43 (1,201)	#88 (50)	#110 (21)	#125 (47)	#350 (94)	#77 (92)	#60 (80)
2016	#233 (1,390)	#42 (1,298)	#72 (72)	#71 (36)	#105 (56)	#414 (82)	#85 (85)	#57 (84)
2015	#224 (1,458)	#40 (1,322)	#60 (85)	#92 (27)	#109 (57)	#352 (96)	#86 (86)	#66 (71)
2014	#236 (1,390)	#35 (1,441)	#82 (63)	#69 (34)	#115 (52)	#331 (100)	#66 (107)	#50 (91)
2013	#213 (1,493)	#32 (1,574)	#67 (72)	#67 (35)	#172 (33)	#285 (114)	#65 (106)	#52 (95)
2012	#231 (1,382)	#23 (2,010)	#63 (84)	#73 (35)	#134 (44)	#264 (127)	#87 (84)	#60 (83)
2011	#243 (1,313)	#31 (1,777)	#87 (56)	#118 (21)	#189 (31)	#331 (100)	#87 (82)	#57 (80)

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 1904 at #99.
Holding steady over the last five years.
In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 1,400 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Girls	2025	about 1 in 1,400	uncommon
England & Wales	Girls	2025	about 1 in 480	common
Scotland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 540	common
Northern Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 520	common
Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 560	common
Canada	Girls	2025	about 1 in 1,800	uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Lola is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,400 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 1,400 to 1 in 1,500.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lola (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.

#1–10
#11–50
#51–100
#101–500
below #500

Across Canada

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Quebec	2025	#250	23
Ontario	2024	#339	37

Lola (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Lola	Canada	Girls	#370	83
Lola	England & Wales	Girls	#87	524
Lola-	England & Wales	Girls	—	too few
Lola	Ireland	Girls	#124	38
Lola	Northern Ireland	Girls	#140	14
Lola	NSW	Girls	#72	100
Lola	Scotland	Girls	#135	33
Lola	US	Girls	#275	1,132
Lola	US	Boys	—	too few
Lola	VIC	Girls	#63	100