Name meaning & stats
Latifa
Latifa. 830 US babies since 1940, peak 1990. Notable Latifas are 1.3× over-represented as journalists.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 1990
830 US babies were named Latifa between 1940 and 2025.
Latifa around the world
- Sweden: 31 babies since 1998, peak 2022, No. 925 in 2022
- France: 4,105 babies since 1900, peak 1982, No. 2,218 in 2025
- England & Wales: 270 babies since 1996, peak 2010, No. 4,867 in 2025
- Belgium: 110 babies since 1995, peak 1996
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Latifas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Writer | 1.3× | Low · 6 people |
| Actor | 1.1× | Low · 6 people |
| Politician | 1.2× | Low · 6 people |
| Journalist | 1.3× | Low · 4 people |
Among notable women who are journalists, Latifas show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 6 Latavias spell it Latifa
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1990)