How Many People Are Named Lalita?
An estimated 711 people in the United States have the first name Lalita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Lalita peaked in popularity in 1979 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lalita as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lalita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
711
About 1 in 482,074 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1979
32 births
Total Registered
781
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lalita
Lalita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 781 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lalita as a female name
Ranked #14,371 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1979 (32 births)
Lalita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lalita span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 187 babies were registered. Lalita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lalita by Decade
How has Lalita tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lalita by State
Lalita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lalita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lalita
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lalita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lalita?
We estimate approximately 711 people named Lalita are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 482,074 Americans share this first name.
Is Lalita a common name?
Lalita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 781 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lalita most popular?
Lalita reached peak popularity in 1979, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lalita is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lalita a female name?
Lalita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lalita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lalita Smith, Lalita Johnson, Lalita Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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