About the name Lalita
Lalita means the one who plays, and in tantric texts that playfulness is cosmic, the goddess amusing herself by making worlds. The Lalita Sahasranama recites a thousand of her names, so the word carries far more theology than its light sound suggests.
Lalita is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced lah-LEE-tah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 85 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1960s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Lalita?
Lalita currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 4 people per million carry it — about 1 in 250,000. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Lalita
- Lalita BabarIndian long-distance runner and Olympic steeplechase finalist
Spellings and variants of Lalita
Names similar to Lalita
Kavita
kuh-VEE-tah
A poem, verse composed with feeling
Lakshmi
LAKSH-mee
Sign, good fortune; the goddess of wealth and prosperity, consort of Vishnu
Kamakshi
kah-MAHK-shee
She whose eyes awaken desire, the goddess enshrined at Kanchipuram
Nita
NEE-tah
Well-guided, of upright conduct
Sita
SEE-tah
Furrow; the queen of the Ramayana, found in a ploughed field and daughter of the earth
Aditi
AH-dih-tee
Boundless, free; the Vedic mother goddess of the Adityas
Ambika
AHM-bee-kah
Little mother, an epithet of Durga in the Devi Mahatmya
Amrita
ahm-REE-tah
Immortal; the nectar of deathlessness churned from the cosmic ocean
Lalita — frequently asked questions
What does the name Lalita mean?
Lalita means "Playful, charming; Lalita Tripurasundari, a supreme goddess of the Sri Vidya tradition". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Lalita?
Lalita is pronounced lah-LEE-tah, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Lalita?
Lalita scores 85 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 250,000 people carry it — about 4 per million.
What is the numerology number for Lalita?
Lalita carries the expression number 1, known as The Pioneer. Its soul urge number is 11 and its personality number is 8.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Lalita?
The lucky number for Lalita is 1 (with 10, 19, 28 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Sunlit Gold. The traditional lucky day is Sunday and the associated gemstone is Ruby.