Lolita
A girls’ name of Spanish origin, meaning sorrow; diminutive form of Lola.
Babies a year
16
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Lolita by the numbers
Lolita was given to 16 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 432 babies in 1963, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Lola
Like Lolita, each of these traces back to Lola: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Lolasorrows; diminutive of Dolores524 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lollielollipop; a form of Lola or Dolores5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lollylollipop; a form of Lola or Dolores5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lola-Maesorrows; a form of Lola combined with Mae4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lola-Maysorrows; a form of Lola combined with May3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lolita. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lalitaplayful, flirtatious, charming8 in the US (2017)
- Lolia4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilithof the night, spirit of night120 in England and Wales (2025)
- Louisafamous warrior; feminine form of Louis369 in the US (2017)
- Lilialily flower; related to Liliana85 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lupitalittle wolf; diminutive of Lupa81 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lolita
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