Lola
Meaning and origin
From Spanish Lola, first recorded as a Swedish given name in 1893. Has also been used as a pet form of Carola and Viola.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Lola (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Lola has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2012 | 20 |
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2014 | 17 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 15 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 841 |
| 2000 | 830 |
| 2001 | 825 |
| 2002 | 818 |
| 2003 | 815 |
| 2004 | 820 |
| 2005 | 812 |
| 2006 | 807 |
| 2007 | 812 |
| 2008 | 811 |
| 2009 | 814 |
| 2010 | 817 |
| 2011 | 826 |
| 2012 | 839 |
| 2013 | 838 |
| 2014 | 848 |
| 2015 | 859 |
| 2016 | 867 |
| 2017 | 860 |
| 2018 | 857 |
| 2019 | 860 |
| 2020 | 866 |
Lola in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Lola.Hi! My name is Lola.
- Lola bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Lola lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Vet du om Lola kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Lola is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Lolas mamma är lärare.Lola's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Lolas mamma is Lola's mum.
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Questions about Lola
How do you pronounce Lola in Swedish?
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What does the name Lola mean?
From Spanish Lola, first recorded as a Swedish given name in 1893. Has also been used as a pet form of Carola and Viola.
How popular is Lola in Sweden?
15 babies were named Lola in 2022. In 2020, 866 people in Sweden had Lola as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2021 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.