Is Lalita a boy or girl name?

Lalita is a girl’s name. Of the 782 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lalita

Recorded 1947–2023 · United States

Lalita was most popular in 1979, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,299 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 782 people named Lalita.

Lalita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lalita’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lalita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lalita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 782 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org