Lateefah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lah-TEE-fah
- Origin
- Arabic
Lateefah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “gentle, kind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lateefah mean?
Arabic: variant of Latifa, feminine of latif
“gentle, kind”
Feminine of the Arabic latif, meaning gentle or kind, which is also one of the names of God, al-Latif.
Is Lateefah a girl's or a boy's name?
Lateefah is a girls' name.
How popular is Lateefah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 4 girls.
Lateefah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
Names like Lateefah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Umaymah, Azeemah, Musfirah, Umamah, Aakifah, Rufaidah, Lamaisah, Farah, Ruqayyah, Ibadat, Nusaybah, Hibah
Names related to Lateefah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lateefah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lateefah, updated 20 October 2026.