Girls' name · since 1890
Lolita
Since 1890, U.S. Social Security records show 8,664 babies named Lolita, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,835 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,129 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,664
- born since 1890
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lolita is the #10129 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 8,664 recorded since 1890.
Social Security Administration records show Lolita recorded 8,664 times among girls since 1890, holding rank #10129 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.
- #1,835 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,129 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,664 born since 1890
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lolita ranks #1,835 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,129 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,664 born since 1890, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,835 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,129 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,664
- born since 1890
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lolita's 8,664 recorded births place it above 97.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Lolita compares
8,664 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Lolita's all-time total is 23x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lolita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,664 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 432 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lolita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lolita's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1890, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 432, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lolita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 432
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Lolita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (2,496 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Lolita's strongest decade.
2,496 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Lolita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 31
1890s
31 births
- 1900s 168
1900s
168 births
- 1910s 299
1910s
299 births
- 1920s 600
1920s
600 births
- 1930s 647
1930s
647 births
- 1940s 715
1940s
715 births
- 1950s 978
1950s
978 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,496 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,348 births
- 1980s 663
1980s
663 births
- 1990s 241
1990s
241 births
- 2000s 233
2000s
233 births
- 2010s 179
2010s
179 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 2,496 births (29% of all-time use).
How Lolita 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 Lolita's total volume
Lolita by state
Where Lolita concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 1,108 | 12.8% |
| #2 | California | | 656 | 7.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 435 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 301 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 215 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 215 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Texas | | 211 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 186 | 2.1% |
1,108 of 8,664 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Lolita appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lolita's data
- Lolita's decade-level peak was the 1960s (2,496 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Lolitas (1,108 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Lolita
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lolita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1890–2025 (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 Lolita 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.