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Lola

Lola ranks #15 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 4 places, 76 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #6 among girl dog names.
Lola's popularity trend

Lola's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2013.

0.1%0.2%0.3%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
76
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#15
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
+3
2014 → 2019
Gender split
99% female
99% female1% male

Gender split comes from 144 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Lola mean?
/ˈloʊlə/2 syllablesOrigin: Spanish

Lola began as a Spanish pet form of Dolores, itself short for Maria de los Dolores, "Mary of the Sorrows," a title referring to the grief of the Virgin Mary. Over time Lola grew into a bold, independent name in its own right, far removed from its solemn origins.

Lola has a sassy, glamorous ring to it that suits a pet with confidence to spare. It's a name that sounds like it knows exactly how good it looks.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Lola shows up

Cats named Lola per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.25%
SeattleWA, US0.18%
DarwinNT, AU0.26%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

Cat names like Lola

LollyZolaCola

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