The first name Lalit
A boy’s name from Sanskrit meaning “beautiful”, “lovely”, “graceful”.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Lalit means “beautiful”, “lovely”, “graceful” in Sanskrit.
Borrowed from Sanskrit ललित (lalita, “beautiful, lovely, graceful”).
More names that mean beauty.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lalit at birth, 1880–2025
In 2005, 5 boys born in the United States were named Lalit, the 12,553rd most popular boys’ name that year.
5
babies named Lalit since 1880
#12,553
rank in 2005
2005
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Lalit in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
ललित
lalit
Hindi
More Sanskrit boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Lalit mean?
- Lalit means “beautiful”, “lovely”, “graceful” in Sanskrit.
- What is the origin of the name Lalit?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit ललित (lalita, “beautiful, lovely, graceful”).
- When was Lalit most popular?
- 2005 in the United States, when 5 babies were named Lalit, its highest rank at 12,553rd.