Girls' name · since 1880
Lola
96,892 babies named Lola in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #275 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 96,892
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lola currently ranks #275 among girls' names in America, with 96,892 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Lola recorded 96,892 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #275 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #388 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #275 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 96,892 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lola ranks #388 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #275 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 96,892 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #275 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 96,892
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lola's 96,892 recorded births place it above 99.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lola compares
96,892 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lola's all-time total is 258x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lola | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 96,892 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,617 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lola's full recorded timeline at 1953, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 31 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 1,617 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lola popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 1,617
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lola popularity over time - boys
275 total births recorded since 1895 (Lola as boys' name)
Lola by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (14,654 births, 15% of the file).
1920s was Lola's strongest decade.
14,654 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Lola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 2,054
1880s
2,054 births
- 1890s 4,217
1890s
4,217 births
- 1900s
1900s
5,949 births
- 1910s
1910s
11,765 births
- 1920s
1920s
14,654 births
- 1930s
1930s
10,391 births
- 1940s
1940s
7,624 births
- 1950s 5,542
1950s
5,542 births
- 1960s 2,864
1960s
2,864 births
- 1970s 1,591
1970s
1,591 births
- 1980s 853
1980s
853 births
- 1990s 528
1990s
528 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,817 births
- 2010s
2010s
13,900 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,143 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 14,654 births (15% of all-time use).
How Lola compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lola's total volume
Lola by state
Where Lola concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7,410 | 7.6% |
| #2 | California | | 6,022 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 3,372 | 3.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 3,154 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 3,017 | 3.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 3,010 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 2,886 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 2,819 | 2.9% |
7,410 of 96,892 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Lola appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lola's data
- Lola's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (14,654 total births) through the 2020s (7,143) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lolas (7,410 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lola draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.