Recorded 1947–2023 Girls' name Peak 1979 781 births

Lalita — girls' name

781 babies named Lalita in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s481960s1031970s1821980s1871990s782000s712010s732020s27
1980s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Lalita was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

32 babies were named Lalita in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lalita

The Social Security Administration has registered 781 babies named Lalita between 1947 and 2023, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lalita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lalita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 187 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Lalita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lalita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lalita in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 781 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lalita at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

781

Since 1947

77 years of records

Peak year

1979

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1947

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2023

Lalita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1947

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1979)
32
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
010203040 202320132003199219831974196519561947 7

Lalita by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
187 births that decade — 24% of Lalita's all-time total
1940s121950s481960s1031970s1821980s1871990s782000s712010s732020s27

Lalita by state

Where Lalita concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lalita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 0.9%
California share of Lalita's total US births 0.9%

7 of 781 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lalita?
781 babies have been named Lalita since 1947. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1979 with 32 births.
When was Lalita most popular?
Lalita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 187 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Lalita most popular?
The top states for the name Lalita are California (7 births).
How long has the name Lalita been used?
Lalita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 77 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Lalita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lala, Lalah, Lalani, Lalia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1947–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.