Given name & surname
Lolita
“tulip”·“woman of sorrow; refers to the Virgin Mary”
Lolita is a variant of Lola. One interpretation is “tulip.” In Spanish use, Lolita is an affectionate form of Dolores. One Spanish interpretation is “woman of sorrow; refers to the Virgin Mary.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lolita is a variant of Lola. One interpretation is “tulip.” In Spanish use, Lolita is an affectionate form of Dolores. One Spanish interpretation is “woman of sorrow; refers to the Virgin Mary.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Spanish use, Lolita is an affectionate form of Dolores. An origin associated with Dolores is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish use, Lolita is used as an affectionate form of LoLa.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lolita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,664
- 0 boys · 8,664 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 432 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,564 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,564 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 432 in 1963. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,616 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.
Lolita’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Lolita is a diminutive of Dolores. Lolita has a related form in Lola. Lolita is an affectionate form of Dolores.
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Around the world
Lolita has relatives in 10 languages.
11 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Litaequivalent
- Lilitaequivalent
- Lolittaequivalent
- ЛолитаRussian
- ܠܘܠܝܬܐborrowing · aii
- Лоли́таRussian
- 로리타Korean
- ロリタJapanese
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People named Lolita
- Lolita DavidovichCanadian actressborn 1961
- Lolita TorresArgentinian actor (1930–2002)
- Lolita MilyavskayaRussian singer, actress, TV and film directorborn 1963
- Lolita ChammahFrench actressborn 1983
- Lolita LebrónPuerto Rican activist and nationalist (1919–2010)
- Lolita RitmanisLatvian/American composerborn 1962
- Lolita MorenaItalian-born Swiss model, actress & TV hostessborn 1960
- Lolita LempickaFrench fashion designer (born 1954)
- Lolita Aniyar de CastroVenezuelan criminologist and politician (1937-2015)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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