Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Litha isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1883. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Litha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 261
- 0 boys · 261 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1964. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 185 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Litha’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Litha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Lilla
Lilla is a variant of Lily. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower; one who is innocent and beautiful.”
>99% girls
Leda
“one who is glad; joyful; loved by all”
>99% girls
Ilma
“determined protector”
>99% girls
Linnie
“one who is soft and beauti-”
>99% girls
Lala
“resembling a tulip”
>99% girls
Bertha
“one who is famously bright and beautiful”
>99% girls
Lelia
“a beauty of the night; born at nightfall”
>99% girls
Leola
“one who is faithful; loyal” · “having the strength of a lion”
>99% girls