Alita
A girls’ name of Spanish origin, meaning little winged one; a form of Alida.
Alita by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Alita. In the US, 9 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 35 babies in 1957, making it a 1950s name.
Other names that come from Alida
Like Alita, each of these traces back to Alida: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alita. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alinabright; a form of Alina or Aline1,650 in the US (2017)
- Aliaexalted, noble458 in the US (2017)
- Alizajoyful; a form of Aliza or Alicia90 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aliyaexalted, sublime80 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alisanoble kind; variant of Alice48 in England and Wales (2025)
- Anitagrace; a diminutive of Ana185 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Alita
Names that are said the same way as Alita, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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