Girls' name · since 1971
Lateefah
617 babies named Lateefah in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,368 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 617
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
617 girls have been named Lateefah since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lateefah has been recorded 617 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2006.
- #10,368 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 617 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lateefah ranks #10,368 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 617 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,368 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 617
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lateefah's 617 recorded births place it above 85.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Lateefah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lateefah's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lateefah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2006
- Peak year (1979)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Lateefah by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (254 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Lateefah's strongest decade.
254 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Lateefah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
254 births
- 1980s
1980s
208 births
- 1990s
1990s
150 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 254 births (41% of all-time use).
How Lateefah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lateefah's total volume
Lateefah by state
Where Lateefah concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 103 | 16.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 46 | 7.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 34 | 5.5% |
| #4 | California | | 6 | 1.0% |
103 of 617 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lateefah's data
- Lateefah's decade-level peak was the 1970s (254 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Lateefahs (103 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lateefah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lateefah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.