Girls' name · since 1963
Latifa
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 830 babies named Latifa, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,992 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 830
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Latifa currently ranks #7992 among girls' names in America, with 830 babies recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Latifa recorded 830 times among girls since 1963, holding rank #7992 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #8,532 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,992 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 830 born since 1963
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latifa ranks #8,532 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,992 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 830 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,992 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 830
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Latifa's 830 recorded births place it above 88.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Latifa compares
830 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Latifa's all-time total is 121% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Latifa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 830 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 21 | 19,840 |
Latifa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Latifa splits its recorded history at 1997: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Latifa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Latifa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (207 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Latifa's strongest decade.
207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Latifa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
171 births
- 1980s
1980s
207 births
- 1990s
1990s
195 births
- 2000s 73
2000s
73 births
- 2010s
2010s
104 births
- 2020s 67
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 207 births (25% of all-time use).
How Latifa 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 Latifa's total volume
Latifa by state
Where Latifa concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 128 | 15.4% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 45 | 5.4% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 44 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
128 of 830 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Latifa's data
- Latifa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (207 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Latifas (128 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Latifa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Latifa 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.