Lalita

A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning playful, flirtatious, charming.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Lalita by the numbers

Lalita was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 32 babies in 1979, making it a 1970s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lalita. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Lolitasorrow; diminutive form of Lola16 in the US (2017)
  • Lanita12 in the US (2017)
  • Lalia3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lakita
  • Lailanight1,735 in the US (2017)
  • Lilithof the night, spirit of night120 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Lalita

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