Latif
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Latif is a boys' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Latif mean?
Arabic
A male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Latifa.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Latif a girl's or a boy's name?
Latif is a boys' name.
How popular is Latif in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Latif in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Latif in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Latif in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Latif in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Latif in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,600 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
Names like Latif
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Ahmed, Abdullah, Hamza, Mustafa, Umar, Raheem, Musa, Khalid, Saif, Fahad, Amir
Names related to Latif
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Latif: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/latif, updated 20 October 2026.