Is Latifah a boy or girl name?

Latifah is a girl’s name. Of the 1,476 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Latifah

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Latifah was most popular in 1990, when 300 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,265 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,476 people named Latifah.

Latifah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Latifah’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Latifah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Latifah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,476 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Latifah

Where Latifah 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