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Girl name

Malita

100% girls · last recorded 1991

Malita has been given to about 123 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1977, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 105
Median age today49 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Malita per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1977 · 14
  • Born in 20250
  • All time123

How popular is Malita?

Its best year was 1977, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 4815th. The typical living American called Malita is about 49 years old today.

Names that sound like Malita

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marita0.88
  2. Malia0.81
  3. Malika0.81
  4. Malina0.81
  5. Malissa0.79
  6. Calista0.79
  7. Anita0.75
  8. Danita0.75

Middle names for Malita

Ranked by flow score
  1. Malita Rose0.85
  2. Malita Louise0.85
  3. Malita June0.84
  4. Malita Pearl0.84
  5. Malita Quinn0.84
  6. Malita Nell0.84

Sibling names for Malita

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Amysister · 0.54
  2. Jasonbrother · 0.54
  3. Jennifersister · 0.53
  4. Damonbrother · 0.51
  5. Angelasister · 0.51
  6. Shawnbrother · 0.51

Where Malita is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Malita White0.80
    2. Malita Reyes0.80
    3. Malita Nguyen0.80
    4. Malita Lee0.80
    5. Malita Hill0.80
    6. Malita Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Malita

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.