babyNamedLatifa
“gentle, delicate”
Girl’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 1,745th
- births in 2023–2025
- 60
- babies born in France
- 1 in 30,303
- +1.9% a year recently
- Stable
- record year (since 1900)
- 1982
Meaning and origin of Latifa
Latifa means “gentle, delicate” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Latifa in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1982.
- Over recent years, Latifa has been stable (+1.9% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Latifa every 122 schools, all spellings combined.
Latifa in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
20 babies in 3 years1 girl in 38,392
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
39 babies in 3 years1 girl in 123,898
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Latifah5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
Like Latifa?
Each of you swipes on your own, without swaying the other. You only see the names you both like.
Start for freeNo ads. Your partner joins with a simple link, nothing to install. How babyNamed works.