Latifah is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1990 and has since faded.
Latifah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #14,160 for girl births in the United States (and #23,570 across all names), given to 6 babies. Latifah was first reported in SSA data in 1974 and peaked in 1990 (300 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #14,160 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #16,624 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #14,561 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #14,476 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #11,673 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | #9,465 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #17,050 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #12,265 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #13,714 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #11,510 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | #12,652 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | #11,823 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #12,843 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #14,325 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #14,787 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #16,254 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #11,432 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #8,062 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #13,007 |
| 2001 | 17 | 17 | #6,495 |
| 2000 | 24 | 24 | #4,904 |
| 1999 | 18 | 18 | #5,796 |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | #6,920 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | #6,354 |
| 1996 | 18 | — | #5,422 |
| 1995 | 34 | — | #3,327 |
| 1994 | 74 | — | #1,918 |
| 1993 | 73 | — | #1,930 |
| 1992 | 251 | — | #803 |
| 1991 | 150 | — | #1,168 |
| 1990 | 300 | — | #701 |
| 1989 | 93 | — | #1,533 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #8,830 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | #5,782 |
| 1986 | 19 | — | #4,274 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | #5,209 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | #5,388 |
| 1983 | 19 | — | #4,037 |
| 1982 | 16 | — | #4,623 |
| 1981 | 20 | — | #3,935 |
| 1980 | 26 | — | #3,270 |
| 1979 | 24 | — | #3,394 |
| 1978 | 28 | — | #2,903 |
| 1977 | 25 | — | #3,127 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | #5,404 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #8,546 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #7,299 |