Name Legacy

Lateefah

Recorded 1971–2006 · United States

Lateefah was most popular in 1979, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,780 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 617 people named Lateefah.

Most popular in1979
Rank that year#2,780
Births that year62
Total since 1880617
Given to100% girls

Lateefah over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Lateefah’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lateefah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lateefah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 617 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lateefah

Where Lateefah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org