Girls' name · since 1974
Latifah
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 1,476 babies named Latifah, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,754 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,551 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,476
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Latifah is the #13551 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,476 recorded since 1974.
Latifah has 1,476 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13551 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #5,754 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,551 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,476 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latifah ranks #5,754 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,551 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,476 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,754 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,551 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,476
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Latifah's 1,476 recorded births place it above 92.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Latifah compares
1,476 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Latifah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Latifah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,476 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 300 | 21 | 19,840 |
Latifah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Latifah's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 16% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 84%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 300, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Latifah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 300
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Latifah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (947 births, 64% of the file).
1990s was Latifah's strongest decade.
947 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Latifah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 101
1970s
101 births
- 1980s 241
1980s
241 births
- 1990s
1990s
947 births
- 2000s 84
2000s
84 births
- 2010s 72
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 947 births (64% of all-time use).
How Latifah 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 Latifah's total volume
Latifah by state
Where Latifah concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 172 | 11.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 133 | 9.0% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 104 | 7.0% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 71 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 67 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 55 | 3.7% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 44 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 31 | 2.1% |
172 of 1,476 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Latifah appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Latifah's data
- Latifah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (947 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Latifahs (172 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Latifah: 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 (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Latifah 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.