Given name

Loleta

“tulip”

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

Meaning & origin

What it means

Loleta 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 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Loleta through the years

Babies since 1880
1,021
0 boys · 1,021 girls
Most popular year
1923
27 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Loleta in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1908–2025, 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

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 537 as a first name in 2020.

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

Loleta’s family of names

Loleta has a related form in Lola.

Walk Loleta’s family in the name graph

LoletaLola

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 1

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

Similar names

If you love Loleta, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Italian · Old-fashioned

Lorenza

Lorenza is a feminine given name. It is used in Spanish and Italian.

20RareSteady

5% boys · 95% girls

Native American

Lovella

“having a soft spirit”

27RareRising

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Concetta

“refers to the Immaculate Conception”

20RareRising fast

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Leola

“one who is faithful; loyal” · “having the strength of a lion”

21RareSteady

>99% girls

Latin

Levina

“resembling a lightning bolt”

22RareRising fast

>99% girls

 

Loa

Loa is a surname.

21RareRising fast

>99% girls

 

Lovey

“one who is full of affection”

23RareRising

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Lelia

“a beauty of the night; born at nightfall”

21RareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Loleta’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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