Given name

Lolah

“tulip”

Lolah is a variant of Lola. One interpretation is “tulip.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lolah is a variant of Lola. One interpretation is “tulip.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Lolah through the years

Babies since 1880
246
0 boys · 246 girls
Most popular year
2009
22 babies
2025
9
#10,563 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−47%
Cooling
0510152025Highest share 20095.6
Lolah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2005–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,563 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 47.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 22 in 2009.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Lolah’s family of names

Lolah has a related form in Lola.

Walk Lolah’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Lailana

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>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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