Given name & surname
Malita
“as sweet as honey”
Malita is a variant of Melita. One Greek interpretation is “as sweet as honey.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Malita is a variant of Melita. One Greek interpretation is “as sweet as honey.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Malita is a variant of Melita. An origin associated with Melita is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Malita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 123
- 0 boys · 123 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 14 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 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 241 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.
Malita’s family of names
Malita has a related form in Melita. In Greek usage, Malita as a surname is a transliteration of Μαλίτα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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