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Lateef

Boy

Meaning of Lateef: Arabic: 'gentle'

Lateef is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

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Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

891

First recorded 1967 · peak 1977

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 24 babies1982: 22 babies1983: 30 babies1984: 24 babies1985: 16 babies1986: 12 babies1987: 15 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 18 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 20 babies1992: 22 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 14 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 12 babies1998: 27 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 12 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 14 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 5 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 10 babies2007: 8 babies2008: 14 babies2009: 10 babies2010: 14 babies20102011: 11 babies2012: 5 babies2013: 0 babies2014: 10 babies2015: 0 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 9 babies2018: 13 babies2019: 9 babies2020: 6 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 6 babies2023: 0 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Lateef per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 30.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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