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Shalita
How to Pronounce Shalita
Pronounced shuh-LEE-tuh /ʃəˈliːtə/Medium
Meaning: Shalita is a coined name pairing the fashionable Sha- opening with the -lita ending familiar from Lolita and Rosalita. It is an African American style coinage of the later twentieth century, valued for its soft, flowing sound rather than for a documented literal meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Shalita belongs to the wave of Sha- names coined in the nineteen-seventies and eighties, here paired with the melodic -lita ending heard in Lolita and Rosalita. It is chosen for its lilt and softness, a made name rather than an inherited word.
It stayed a small name: only a couple dozen girls a year, with a high point around 1988 and a run that closes in the mid-nineties. A girl named Shalita then is in her thirties now. It reads as a coinage of its decade rather than a name currently on the rise.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Shalita mean?
It is a coined name pairing the Sha- opening with the -lita ending; it is prized for its sound rather than a separate literal meaning.
How do you pronounce Shalita?
It's said shuh-LEE-tuh /ʃəˈliːtə/, three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Shalita a boy or girl name?
Shalita is used as a girl's name.
Is Shalita a popular name?
No, it stayed rare, borne by only a couple dozen girls a year around its late-eighties best.