Lola sits comfortably in the UK charts at #87 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2025
#87
US Rank #275
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About the Name Lola
Lola ranked #87 in 2025, down from its peak of #23 in 2012 — still a familiar name, but past its high point. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has spent 21 of the last 30 years inside the UK top 100 — a mark of enduring mainstream appeal.
Lola is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Lola on the register.
In the US it sits at #273 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Lola
Lola Van Wagenen — Lola Van Wagenen is an American historian and activist.
Lola Odusoga — Iyabode Ololade Remilekun "Lola" Odusoga is a Finnish model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Finland contest in 1996.
Lola de la Mata — Lola de la Mata is a London-born, French/Spanish composer, sound artist and curator currently based in Liverpool.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lola
Unlikely. With around 524 UK babies named Lola per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lola in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lola has been fairly steady, ranked #87 in 2025 against #65 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #23 in 2012.
Lola is more popular in the UK (#87) than in the US (#273). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Lola include: Lola Van Wagenen, Lola Odusoga and Lola de la Mata. Short summaries for each appear below.
Lola appears in the US top 500 at #273 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
524
UK babies named Lola (2025)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.3
In a school of 600
↓ 22 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lola
Almost certainly the only Lola in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Lola
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, better known by the stage name Lola Montez (), was an Irish dancer and actress who became famous as a Spanish dancer, courtesan, and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who made her Gräfin (Countess) von Landsfeld.