Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Fatema

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #6,399
Rank 2025
#6,399
among girls · ↓156 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
18
named Fatema
How common
1 in 89,293
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
31 babies
All-time total
903
#8,054 all-time among girls
First recorded
1970
in Social Security records

Fatema popularity over time

903 babies have been named Fatema since 1970, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 52 5 – #4,284
1980s 98 10 +88% #5,640
1990s 193 19 +97% #4,257
2000s 220 22 +14% #4,599
2010s 212 21 -4% #4,879
2020s (to 2025) 128 21 +1% #4,493

The story of Fatema

Fatema is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #6,399 in 2025 with 18 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 903 American babies have been named Fatema. Its peak came in 2023, when 31 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Fatema stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Fatema?

The median living Fatema is about 21 years old; half are between 11 and 31. An estimated 900 people named Fatema are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Fatema year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 18 #6,399
2024 19 #6,243
2023 31 #4,493
2022 19 #6,301
2021 24 #5,286
2020 17 #6,730
2019 15 #7,477
2018 16 #7,208
2017 18 #6,627
2016 21 #6,039
2015 26 #5,177
2014 20 #6,281
2013 18 #6,831
2012 29 #4,879
2011 27 #5,113
2010 22 #6,036
2009 29 #4,980
2008 13 #9,140
2007 14 #8,679
2006 22 #5,990
2005 20 #6,090
2004 27 #4,855
2003 25 #4,990
2002 23 #5,138
2001 26 #4,599
2000 21 #5,372
1995 24 #4,257
1990 16 #5,633
1985 10 #6,608
1980 9 #6,963
1975 – –
1970 5 #8,381
1965 – –
1960 – –
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Famous people named Fatema

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Fatema Mernissi Fatema Mernissi Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist (1940–2015) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Fatema, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Fatema?

The median living Fatema is about 21 years old. Half of all living Fatemas are between 11 and 31 years old.

How many people named Fatema are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Fatema are alive in the United States, based on 903 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Fatema in 2025?

Fatema ranked #6,399 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 18 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Fatema?

903 babies have been named Fatema in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Fatema most popular?

Fatema peaked in 2023, when 31 newborns received the name.

Is Fatema a boy or girl name?

Fatema is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Fatema rising or falling?

Fatema is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Who are famous people named Fatema?

Well-known people named Fatema include Fatema Mernissi (writer).

Names like Fatema

Names that sound and feel close to Fatema: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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