Given name & surname

Lolla

“tulip”

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

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lolla 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 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Lolla through the years

Babies since 1880
41
0 boys · 41 girls
Most popular year
1921
8 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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Lolla in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1885–2025, 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 5 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 173 as a surname in 2020.

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

Lolla’s family of names

Lolla has a related form in Lola. In Greek usage, Lolla as a surname is a transliteration of Λόλλα.

Walk Lolla’s family in the name graph

LollaΛόλλαLola

Inner ring: spellings · outer: 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.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

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

Native American

Lovella

“having a soft spirit”

27RareRising

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Leola

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

21RareSteady

>99% girls

Literary

Lela

“night” · “a beauty of the night; born at nightfall”

36RareEasing

>99% girls

Nature

Lilla

Lilla is a variant of Lily. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower; one who is innocent and beautiful.”

25RareSteady

>99% girls

Italian · Old-fashioned

Lorenza

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

20RareSteady

5% boys · 95% girls

 

Loa

Loa is a surname.

21RareRising fast

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Lula

“from the place of healing and miracles” · “a calm, peaceful woman”

39RareSteady

>99% girls

Nature

Lorene

“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”

21RareSteady

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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

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