Entry № 1553 · Albanian origin

Drita Drita — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ DREE-tah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Albanian

Meaning

"Light"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Modern (Albanian)

The meaning

A name that means "light".

Drita is the Albanian word for "light." Used as a feminine name across Albania and Kosovo.

Drita is widely used in the Albanian diaspora.

Light. The Albanian word.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Drita

Transliteration: Drita
Pronunciation: / ˈdriː.tə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Drita stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Drita · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Dritas before her.

Real people

Drita Krasniqi

Kosovar-Albanian poet.

1953 – 2024

In fiction

Drita

Common in Albanian fiction.

Names connected to Drita.

Numerology

The number behind Drita.

The Builder

Drita reduces to four — the number of Albanian light.

Parents on Drita

Why families chose this name.

"Light in Albanian. Five letters. Drita."

Elira · Mother of one · Tirana