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Lateefa

100% girls · last recorded 1993

Lateefa has been given to about 115 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 111
Median age today45 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lateefa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1989 · 13
  • Born in 20250
  • All time115

How popular is Lateefa?

Its best year was 1989, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 6364th. The typical living American called Lateefa is about 45 years old today.

Names that sound like Lateefa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Latoya0.60
  2. Lakesha0.58
  3. Lauretta0.57
  4. Latasha0.54
  5. Latonya0.54
  6. Latisha0.54
  7. Latanya0.54
  8. Latosha0.54

Middle names for Lateefa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lateefa Rose0.85
  2. Lateefa June0.84
  3. Lateefa Pearl0.84
  4. Lateefa Quinn0.84
  5. Lateefa Nell0.84
  6. Lateefa Wren0.83

Sibling names for Lateefa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jeremybrother · 0.57
  2. Jamieeither · 0.56
  3. Jaimeeither · 0.55
  4. Aprilsister · 0.53
  5. Amandasister · 0.53
  6. Christinasister · 0.53

Where Lateefa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Lateefa White0.80
    2. Lateefa Reyes0.80
    3. Lateefa Nguyen0.80
    4. Lateefa Moore0.80
    5. Lateefa Hill0.80
    6. Lateefa Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Lateefa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.