MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Latif mean?
Arabic laṭīf, written لطيف, describes gentleness, subtlety and kindness. Urdu also uses the adjective for something delicate or finely perceived.
Meaning themes
kindness
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
लतीफ़
Conventional spelling
Arabic
لطيف
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
लतीफ
19,651 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Latif in Indian usage
19,651 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling लतीफ.
Mostly recorded for boys (91.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,740 records (8.9%).
- Recorded as male: 17,911 records (91.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,781 |
| 1950s | 3,141 |
| 1960s | 4,269 |
| 1970s | 4,481 |
| 1980s | 3,764 |
| 1990s | 1,590 |
| Other decades | 625 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 8,704 |
| Maharashtra | 4,031 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,163 |
| Rajasthan | 2,007 |
| Bihar | 1,523 |
| Jharkhand | 1,102 |
| Other states | 121 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Latif ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001