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Latifa

Girl

Meaning of Latifa: Arabic: 'gentle' or 'kind'

Latifa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7652nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7652

13 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

830

First recorded 1963 · peak 1990

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 26 babies1982: 26 babies1983: 17 babies1984: 17 babies1985: 15 babies1986: 16 babies1987: 13 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 30 babies1990: 44 babies19901991: 34 babies1992: 34 babies1993: 24 babies1994: 20 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 7 babies2000: 7 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 11 babies2005: 9 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 9 babies2008: 8 babies2009: 6 babies2010: 9 babies20102011: 8 babies2012: 9 babies2013: 11 babies2014: 10 babies2015: 9 babies2016: 10 babies2017: 11 babies2018: 18 babies2019: 9 babies2020: 9 babies20202021: 9 babies2022: 10 babies2023: 14 babies2024: 12 babies2025: 13 babies
US babies named Latifa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 44.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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