How Many People Are Named Lateefah?
An estimated 576 people in the United States have the first name Lateefah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Lateefah peaked in popularity in 1979 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lateefah 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 Lateefah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
576
About 1 in 595,060 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1979
62 births
Total Registered
617
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lateefah
Lateefah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 617 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lateefah as a female name
Ranked #18,809 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 1979 (62 births)
Lateefah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lateefah span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 254 babies were registered. Lateefah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lateefah by Decade
How has Lateefah 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.
Lateefah by State
Birth registrations for Lateefah span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York. The lowest are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. On average, about 47 Lateefahs were registered per state.
Lateefah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lateefah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lateefah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lateefah?
We estimate approximately 576 people named Lateefah 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 595,060 Americans share this first name.
Is Lateefah a common name?
Lateefah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 617 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lateefah most popular?
Lateefah reached peak popularity in 1979, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lateefah is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lateefah a female name?
Lateefah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lateefah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lateefah Smith, Lateefah Johnson, Lateefah 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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