Latifah Girl
How popular is Latifah?
#13,204 girl name in 2025
6 baby girls were named Latifah in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
1,446living people named Latifah (est.)
35median age of people named Latifah
1,476babies named Latifah since 1880
1 in 552,557US babies born in 2025
Latifah popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #13,204 for girls (▲ 2084 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | New in the last 10 years |
| Earlier ranks | #11,085 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1990 (300 girls) |
| Highest rank | #700 in 1990 |
| First recorded | 1974 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Latifah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Latifa family of names ranked #4,031 for girls in 2025 (#4,269 the year before), with 19 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Latifa | 13 | 68% |
| Latifah | 6 | 32% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Latifah by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 101 | #2,859 |
| 1980s | 241 | #1,529 |
| 1990s | 947 | #700 |
| 2000s | 84 | #4,786 |
| 2010s | 72 | #9,107 |
| 2020s | 31 | #11,085 |
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Questions
- Is Latifah a boy or girl name?
- Latifah is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Latifah were girls.
- How popular is the name Latifah?
- 6 baby girls were named Latifah in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
- When was Latifah most popular?
- Latifah peaked in 1990, when 300 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #700 in 1990.
- How many people are named Latifah?
- 1,476 babies have been named Latifah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,446 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 35.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.