How Many People Are Named Lolita?
An estimated 5,722 people in the United States have the first name Lolita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Lolita peaked in popularity in 1963 with 432 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lolita 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 Lolita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,722
About 1 in 59,901 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1963
432 births
Total Registered
8,655
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lolita
Lolita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,655 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lolita as a female name
Ranked #11,686 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (432 births)
Lolita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lolita span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 2,496 babies were registered. Lolita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lolita by Decade
How has Lolita 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.
Lolita by State
Birth registrations for Lolita span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, California, New York. The lowest are in West Virginia, Kansas, Iowa. On average, about 153 Lolitas were registered per state.
Lolita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lolita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lolita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lolita?
We estimate approximately 5,722 people named Lolita 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 59,901 Americans share this first name.
Is Lolita a common name?
Lolita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,655 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lolita most popular?
Lolita reached peak popularity in 1963, when 432 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lolita is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lolita a female name?
Lolita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lolita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lolita Smith, Lolita Johnson, Lolita 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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