Lola
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Lola is a Spanish nickname for Dolores, meaning “sorrows” or “lady of sorrows.” Lola has a sassy, temptress image from the song “Whatever Lola Wants”; it may work best as a nickname for a tamer name like Dolores or Eloise.
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Usage of Lola in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Lola against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Lola is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Lola in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,132 girls were named Lola, making it the #275 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 96,892 girls have been named Lola, with the most (1,617) in 1919. It is most common, relative to births, in Hawaii, Minnesota and Utah.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Lola in other languages
- Lula English, German, Hungarian, Portuguese
- Dolores English, Spanish
- Lolita Latvian, Spanish
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Lola
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Lola, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Lola (Category 4) | 2024 | South Pacific | 232 km/h |
| Tropical storm Lola | 2008 | South Indian Ocean | 65 km/h |
| Tropical storm Lola | 2005 | South Pacific | 74 km/h |
| Typhoon Lola (Category 3) | 1993 | Western Pacific | 194 km/h |
| Tropical storm Lola | 1990 | Western Pacific | 74 km/h |
| Tropical storm Lola | 1989 | Western Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Typhoon Lola (Category 5) | 1986 | Western Pacific | 278 km/h |
| Tropical storm Lola | 1982 | Western Pacific | 93 km/h |
| Typhoon Lola (Category 2) | 1979 | Western Pacific | 167 km/h |
| Typhoon Lola (Category 1) | 1978 | Western Pacific | 139 km/h |
…and 8 earlier storms.
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Lola
There are 57 towns and villages with Lola in their name, in 24 countries.
🇦🇷 Argentina 5🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5🇨🇺 Cuba 5🇪🇹 Ethiopia 5🇮🇳 India 5🇪🇨 Ecuador 4🇦🇴 Angola 3🇨🇴 Colombia 3
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Lola | Nzérékoré Region, 🇬🇳 Guinea | 32,555 | Map |
| Lolá | Veraguas Province, 🇵🇦 Panama | 364 | Map |
| Bella Lola | Atlántico, 🇨🇴 Colombia | – | Map |
| Chak Lola | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Colonia Lola | Cordoba, 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | Map |
| Digio Lola | Oromiya, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – | Map |
| Estancia Lola | Central Department, 🇵🇾 Paraguay | – | Map |
| La Lola | Santa Fe, 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | Map |
| La Lola | Magdalena Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | – | Map |
| La Lola | La Guajira Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Lola
There are 20 lakes and reservoirs with Lola in their name, in 6 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 9🇺🇸 United States 5🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2🇲🇽 Mexico 2🇦🇴 Angola 1🇿🇦 South Africa 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Doña Lola | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Lac Lola | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lola | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lola | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lola | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Lola | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lagoa Lola | Cuanza Norte, 🇦🇴 Angola | Map |
| Lake Lola | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lola Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lola Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lola songs
39 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Lola in their title. The best known:
- Lola – The Kinks (1970)
- Lola – Alice Chater (2019)
- Lola Montez – Volbeat (2013)
- Lola's Theme – The Shapeshifters (2004)
- Whatever Lola Wants – Sarah Vaughan (1955)
- Io ho te / Ranch (Lola Pink) – Donatella Rettore (1983)
- La Lola
- Le Lit de Lola – Marie Laforêt (1968)
- Lola – Miki González
- Lola – Fernando Arbex (1967)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Lola
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Lola.
Lola Albright
Lola Créton
Lola Ponce
Lola Yoʻldosheva
Fictional characters named Lola
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Lola as a pet name
FurryName has found 7,248 dogs named Lola in public pet registers, making it the #15 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (2095), Zurich (37), Victoria (37). Lola as a dog name →
FurryName has found 1,969 cats named Lola in public pet registers, making it the #34 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Switzerland (1583), Toronto (50), Vancouver (11). Lola as a cat name →
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