Lolita
Lolita is a female given name of Spanish origin. It is the diminutive form of Lola, a hypocorism of Dolores, which means "sorrows" or "pains" in Spanish.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Lolita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lolita is a female given name of Spanish origin. It is the diminutive form of Lola, a hypocorism of Dolores, which means "sorrows" or "pains" in Spanish.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Lolita
Lolita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1890, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1963, when 432 Lolitas were born — ranking #468 that year. As of 2026, Lolita ranks #9,127 for baby girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 9K Lolitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lolita
Lolita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1890 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Lolita's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #468. Use the chart and map above to compare Lolita's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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