Girls' name · since 1988

Lital

Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 47 babies named Lital, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#35,734 of 72,339
all-time among girls
47
born since 1988
2010s
peak decade

Lital is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 47 have been recorded since 1988.

Social Security Administration records show Lital recorded 47 times among girls since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2022.

  • #35,734 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 47 born since 1988
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lital ranks #35,734 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.

#35,734 of 72,339
all-time among girls
47
born since 1988
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lital's 47 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lital's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lital's full recorded timeline at 2013, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lital popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2012)
7
Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19881989200020122013201520192022 7

Lital by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (24 births, 51% of the file).

2010s was Lital's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Lital births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 24 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lital?
Lital has been given to 47 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #35,734 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 7 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
Where does Lital sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lital ranks #35,734 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lital most popular?
Lital was most popular in the 2010s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Lital been used?
The SSA has tracked Lital since 1988 -- 35 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Lital?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Litzy, Lita, Littie, Litzi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Lital's data

  • Lital's decade-level peak was the 2010s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lital

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lital: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lital draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.