Lalita
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Lalita is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lalita mean?
Sanskrit
A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Lalita a girl's or a boy's name?
Lalita is a girls' name.
How popular is Lalita in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lalita in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lalita in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,608 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
How popular is Lalita in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 32 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947.
Half of all the girls named Lalita in the US since 1880 were born between 1971 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lalita in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 18 | #4,842 |
| 1988 | 19 | #4,491 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 13 | #5,346 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 15 | #4,685 |
| 1982 | 29 | #3,016 |
| 1981 | 27 | #3,147 |
| 1980 | 27 | #3,134 |
| 1979 | 32 | #2,724 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 17 | #4,068 |
| 1976 | 18 | #3,677 |
| 1975 | 16 | #3,948 |
| 1974 | 14 | #4,226 |
| 1973 | 21 | #3,121 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 22 | #3,062 |
| 1970 | 17 | #3,576 |
| 1969 | 15 | #3,618 |
| 1968 | 14 | #3,609 |
| 1967 | 13 | #3,655 |
| 1966 | 10 | #4,197 |
| 1965 | 9 | #4,493 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 11 | #4,018 |
| 1962 | 10 | #4,262 |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 10 | #3,924 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
| 1955 | 8 | #4,375 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 8 | #4,225 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,343 |
Names like Lalita
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lara, Lucia, Jessica, Aisha, Maria, Ariana, Larosa, Liana, Maya, Sophia, Luana, Lola
Names related to Lalita
More Sanskrit names
Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lalita: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lalita, updated 20 October 2026.