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Girl name

Shalita

100% girls · last recorded 1994

Shalita has been given to about 405 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1988, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 391
Median age today44 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shalita per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1988 · 28
  • Born in 20250
  • All time405

How popular is Shalita?

Its best year was 1988, when 28 babies were given the name, ranking 3462nd. The typical living American called Shalita is about 44 years old today.

Names that sound like Shalita

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sarita0.79
  2. Shanta0.74
  3. Shania0.73
  4. Shasta0.74
  5. Sherita0.74
  6. Shaina0.73
  7. Shakira0.73
  8. Salina0.73

Middle names for Shalita

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

Sibling names for Shalita

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.61
  2. Jaimeeither · 0.61
  3. Jeremybrother · 0.59
  4. Aprilsister · 0.59
  5. Jamieeither · 0.59
  6. Laceysister · 0.59

Where Shalita is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shalita White0.80
    2. Shalita Reyes0.80
    3. Shalita Nguyen0.80
    4. Shalita Moore0.80
    5. Shalita Lee0.80
    6. Shalita Hill0.80

    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 Shalita

    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.