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Latifah
OriginArabic
Meaning"kind and gentle"
About Latifah
Singer-actress Queen Latifah -- born Dana Owens -- makes this North African Muslim name sing.
Pronounced lah-TEE-fah.
As of October 2026, Latifah ranked #14160 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #701 in 1990.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Latifahs
- Queen Latifah
stage name of Dana Elaine Owens, American rapper and actress
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