How Many People Are Named Lola?
An estimated 41,873 people in the United States have the first name Lola. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Lola peaked in popularity in 1919 with 1,623 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lola as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lola paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Lola is overwhelmingly female, 275 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
41,873
About 1 in 8,186 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1919
1,623 births
Total Registered
96,020
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lola
Lola is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 96,020 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Lola as a male name
Ranked #3,313 in 1944
6 male births in 1944
Peak: 1926 (12 births)
Lola as a female name
Ranked #273 in 2024
1,155 female births in 2024
Peak: 1919 (1,617 births)
Lola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lola span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 14,746 babies were registered. While Lola is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lola by Decade
How has Lola tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,054 | 0 | 2,054 | |
| 1890s | 4,232 | 15 | 4,217 | |
| 1900s | 5,964 | 15 | 5,949 | |
| 1910s | 11,814 | 49 | 11,765 | |
| 1920s | 14,746 | 92 | 14,654 | |
| 1930s | 10,456 | 65 | 10,391 | |
| 1940s | 7,662 | 39 | 7,623 | |
| 1950s | 5,542 | 0 | 5,542 | |
| 1960s | 2,864 | 0 | 2,864 | |
| 1970s | 1,590 | 0 | 1,590 | |
| 1980s | 853 | 0 | 853 | |
| 1990s | 527 | 0 | 527 | |
| 2000s | 7,817 | 0 | 7,817 | |
| 2010s | 13,898 | 0 | 13,898 | |
| 2020s | 6,001 | 0 | 6,001 | |
Lola by State
Birth registrations for Lola span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Alaska, Delaware, New Hampshire. On average, about 1,597 Lolas were registered per state.
Lola + Last Name Combinations
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Lola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lola?
We estimate approximately 41,873 people named Lola are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,186 Americans share this first name.
Is Lola a common name?
Lola is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 96,020 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lola most popular?
Lola reached peak popularity in 1919, when 1,623 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lola is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lola a female name?
Lola is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lola Smith, Lola Johnson, Lola Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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