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    The first name Latifa

    A girl’s name from Arabic.

    3 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic لَطِيفَة (laṭīfa).

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 4 girls were named Latifa, making it the 4,867th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2010, with 16 births (#1,731).

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    270
    babies named Latifa, 1996–2025
    #4,867
    rank in 2025
    2010
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Latifa with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Latifa at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 13 girls born in the United States were named Latifa, the 8,133rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1990, when 44 were.

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    830
    babies named Latifa since 1880
    #8,133
    rank in 2025
    1990
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    • Lateefa
    • Lateefah
    • Latifah

    Famous people named Latifa

    5 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Latifa al-Zayyat
      Egyptian activist and writer (1923–1996)
    • Latifa Ibn Ziaten
      French-Moroccan activist, born 1960
    • Latifa al-Droubi
      First Lady of Syria since 2025
    • Latifa Nabizada
      Afghan helicopter pilot, born 1969
    • Latifa Ben Mansour
      Algerian writer, born 1950

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    Questions

    What does the name Latifa mean?
    Borrowed from Arabic لَطِيفَة (laṭīfa).
    What is the origin of the name Latifa?
    Borrowed from Arabic لَطِيفَة (laṭīfa).
    How popular is the name Latifa?
    In 2025, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Latifa, ranking 4,867th. Its peak was 2010, with 16 births.
    Is Latifa a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 830 US babies named Latifa since 1880 were girls.
    When was Latifa most popular?
    1990 in the United States, when 44 babies were named Latifa, its highest rank at 2,674th.
    What are other spellings of Latifa?
    Lateefa, Lateefah and Latifah.