Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Lola

Gender

Male

Origin

Spanish
Sorrowful
Woman of sorrows

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lola

Famous People

Singer Lola Falana

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, Daughter of Chris Rock, Daughter of Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards, Daughter of Jennie Garth, Daughter of Carnie Wilson, Daughter of Annie Lennox

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1926 (rank #2437, 12 births); most recent 1944 (rank #3109, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1919 (rank #142, 1,617 births); most recent 2025 (rank #275, 1,132 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–1,132
2024–1,155
2023–1,191
2022–1,202
2021–1,192
2020–1,261
2019–1,298
2018–1,361
2017–1,337
2016–1,390

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #23, 2,010 births); most recent 2025 (rank #87, 524 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025524
2024543
2023595
2022641
2021807
2020778
2019899
2018982
20171,201
20161,298

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #3445, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #6, 4,906 births); most recent 2023 (rank #39, 1,217 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–1,217
2022–1,204
2021–1,547
2020–1,631
2019–1,884
2018–2,010
2017–2,347
2016–2,745
2015–3,061
2014–3,513

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #109, 57 births); most recent 2025 (rank #124, 38 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202538
202443
202335
202233
202144
202038
201945
201840
201747
201656

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #60, 85 births); most recent 2025 (rank #135, 33 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202533
202446
202340
202219
202141
202041
201950
201853
201750
201672

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #71, 36 births); most recent 2025 (rank #140, 14 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202514
20246
202318
202215
202119
202014
201912
201828
201721
201636

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #105, 28 births); most recent 2023 (rank #203, 15 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202315
202212
202114
202022
201928
201810
201714
201613
201514
201414

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence