Lolita ranks at #774 with 151 entries, registered female. The name carries an unavoidable Nabokov literary overlay that has shaped its modern reception, and on a pet registry it functions almost entirely as the Spanish diminutive of Dolores or Lola — the dog version detaches from the novel and lands as a warm Spanish-language pick.
The Spanish-language family register
For the dominant slice of registry Lolitas, the name is pure Spanish-language affection — the diminutive of Lola, used the way English speakers use Lily for Lillian. The cohort skews toward Spanish-speaking households where the dog inherits the same naming logic as a child: the formal name lives on the paperwork, and the household uses the affectionate diminutive every day. This slice rarely thinks about the Nabokov reference at all.
Breed lean
The name lands disproportionately on small companion breeds — Chihuahuas, Malteses, small Poodles, and small mixes that read as glamorous-elegant rather than rugged. The naming carries a particular kind of warm theatricality that suits dogs with dramatic personalities.
Sound and counter-reading
Three syllables (loh-LEE-tah), middle-stressed, with bright open vowels throughout. The shape carries beautifully outside and pairs cleanly with the natural household shortening to Lola or Lita.
The honest counter-reading: the literary association is real and not everyone separates it from the dog. Owners comfortable with the Spanish-language register pick Lolita without hesitation; others find the Nabokov shadow too persistent and pick Lola instead.