US rank #8507 Girls' name Peak 1990 817 births

Latifa — #8507 US girls' name

817 babies named Latifa in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s1711980s2071990s1952000s732010s1042020s54
#8507
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Latifa was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

44 babies were named Latifa in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latifa

The Social Security Administration has registered 817 babies named Latifa between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latifa currently holds the #8507 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latifa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 207 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Latifa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 128 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Latifa in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latifa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 817 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Latifa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

817

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

1990

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#8,507

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Latifa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
44
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Latifa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
207 births that decade — 25% of Latifa's all-time total
1960s131970s1711980s2071990s1952000s732010s1042020s54

Latifa by state

Where Latifa concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Latifa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
128 15.7%
#2 Pennsylvania
45 5.5%
#3 New Jersey
44 5.4%
#4 Georgia
5 0.6%
New York share of Latifa's total US births 15.7%
Even split

128 of 817 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latifa?
817 babies have been named Latifa since 1963. It currently ranks #8507 among girls. The peak year was 1990 with 44 births.
When was Latifa most popular?
Latifa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 207 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Latifa most popular?
The top states for the name Latifa are New York (128 births), Pennsylvania (45 births), New Jersey (44 births).
How long has the name Latifa been used?
Latifa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Latifa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Latoya, Latasha, Latonya, Latisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1963–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.