Given name & surname
Lita
“one who is glad; joyful; loved by all”
Lita is a variant of Leta. One Latin interpretation is “one who is glad; joyful; loved by all.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lita is a variant of Leta. One Latin interpretation is “one who is glad; joyful; loved by all.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lita is a variant of Leta. An origin associated with Leta is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Cebuano usage, Lita is a diminutive of Estrellita. In Cebuano usage, Lita is a diminutive of Carlita.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,437
- 0 boys · 4,437 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 135 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,835 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,835 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 135 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,942 as a first name in 2020; 328 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lita’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Lita is a diminutive of Estrellita. Lita has a related form in Leta. In Cebuano usage, Lita is a diminutive of Carlita.
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Around the world
Lita has relatives in 3 languages.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Alitaequivalent
- Carmelitaequivalent
- Lidaequivalent
- Lolitaequivalent
- Elitaequivalent
- Lithaequivalent
- Littaequivalent
- Lilitaequivalent
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People named Lita
- Lita GreyAmerican actress (1908–1995)
- Lita FordBritish musicianborn 1958
- Lita CabellutSpanish painter (born 1961)
- Lita StanticArgentine film producer (born 1941)
- Lita RozaBritish traditional pop singer (1926–2008)
- Lita NurlitaIndonesian badminton playerborn 1983
- Lita Liem SugiartoIndonesian tennis playerborn 1946
- Lita de RanitzDutch art collector (1876–1960)
- Lita PrahlNorwegian actor and designer (1905–1978)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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