Gender
Origin
- Indian
- playful
- Sanskrit
- Pleasant, playful; In Hindu mythology, Lalita is playmate to the god Krishna.
Syllables
3
Pronunciation
l(a)-li-ta
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1979 (rank #2724, 32 births); most recent 2023 (rank #13455, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #1500, 15 births); most recent 2024 (rank #3695, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #1671, 21 births); most recent 2022 (rank #4084, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2014 | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence