How Many People Are Named Lateefa?
An estimated 107 people in the United States have the first name Lateefa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Lateefa peaked in popularity in 1989 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lateefa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lateefa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
107
About 1 in 3,203,312 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1989
13 births
Total Registered
115
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lateefa
Lateefa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 115 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lateefa as a female name
Ranked #14,726 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1989 (13 births)
Lateefa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lateefa span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 63 babies were registered. Lateefa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lateefa by Decade
How has Lateefa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lateefa by State
Lateefa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lateefa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lateefa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lateefa?
We estimate approximately 107 people named Lateefa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,203,312 Americans share this first name.
Is Lateefa a common name?
Lateefa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 115 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lateefa most popular?
Lateefa reached peak popularity in 1989, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lateefa is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lateefa a female name?
Lateefa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lateefa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lateefa Smith, Lateefa Johnson, Lateefa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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