Lolita is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “sorrows.” In 2024 it was given to 8 girls in the United States.
Lolita belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “sorrows” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Lola.
In the United States, Lolita first appears in Social Security records in 1890. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #468 in 1963, and in 2024 8 babies received the name — 8,655 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Lolita means “sorrows” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Lolita is a girl name. In 2024, 8 babies received the name in the US.
Lolita comes from the Spanish tradition. It is also spelled Lola.
Lolita first appears in US records in 1890. Its best-ever ranking was #468 in 1963, and 8 babies were given the name in 2024.
Lolita is pronounced /ləʊlˈli.tə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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