Feminine dossier · first seen 1974
Latifah
Endangered
Down 98% from peak
Peak era
1990
Peak births
300
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Latifah
How many people are named Latifah?
An estimated 1,428 living Americans are named Latifah.
How rare is Latifah?
Latifah is very rare among babies today, with 6 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 98% from its 1990 peak.
How old is the typical Latifah?
The median age of a living American named Latifah is approximately 35 years, with most bearers falling between 33 and 36 years old.
Is Latifah still popular?
No. Latifah is endangered as a baby name, down 98% from its 1990 peak with 6 births in 2025.
Where is Latifah most common?
Latifah has its strongest geographic signal in Pennsylvania, where it appears 3.2× more often than the national baseline.
1974Peak 19902025
Peak year
1990
Decline from peak
98%
2025
6
All-time
1,476
Where it lives now
Latifah is most concentrated in Pennsylvania — about 3.2× the national rate in the 1990s. It also runs high in North Carolina and New York.
States where Latifah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.