girls' name ★ peaked 2007

Fatima

Meaning From Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #330 Trend → Stable

From Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima).

Rank 2025
#330
among girls · ↓14 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
931
named Fatima · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,726
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
1,517 babies
All-time total
38,991
#702 all-time among girls
First recorded
1919
in Social Security records

Fatima popularity over time

38,991 babies have been named Fatima since 1919, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 6 – 6 1 – #4,453
1920s 22 – 22 2 +267% #3,809
1930s 62 – 62 6 +182% #2,792
1940s 125 – 125 13 +102% #1,853
1950s 281 – 281 28 +125% #1,565
1960s 565 – 565 57 +101% #1,191
1970s 1,484 – 1,484 148 +163% #746
1980s 2,433 11 2,444 244 +65% #659
1990s 4,434 12 4,446 445 +82% #382
2000s 13,601 23 13,624 1,362 +206% #227
2010s 10,495 – 10,495 1,050 -23% #272
2020s (to 2025) 5,437 – 5,437 906 -14% #316

Where Fatima is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 938 0.58 #326
2027 944 0.59 #325
2028 949 0.59 #323
2029 953 0.59 #322
2030 957 0.60 #320

Where Fatima is most popular

Girls named Fatima per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.558 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Michigan, and Minnesota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Fatima born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 574 1.45 +160%
Michigan 218 1.20 +114%
Minnesota 112 1.04 +86%
Maryland 106 1.00 +79%
Washington 144 0.997 +79%
Illinois 226 0.987 +77%
Virginia 148 0.868 +56%
California 686 0.816 +46%
New Jersey 142 0.787 +41%
Texas 610 0.758 +36%
Connecticut 44 0.756 +35%
New Mexico 18 0.740 +33%
Ohio 152 0.641 +15%
Georgia 133 0.585 +5%
Nebraska 21 0.584 +5%
Oregon 38 0.584 +5%
Arizona 75 0.535 ≈ national
North Carolina 121 0.531 -5%
Oklahoma 39 0.530 -5%
District of Columbia 6 0.506 -9%
Pennsylvania 115 0.486 -13%
Massachusetts 58 0.480 -14%
Colorado 53 0.475 -15%
Nevada 22 0.474 -15%
Indiana 66 0.470 -16%
Louisiana 39 0.446 -20%
Kentucky 34 0.398 -29%
Iowa 23 0.394 -29%
Florida 150 0.351 -37%
Tennessee 54 0.341 -39%
Utah 27 0.324 -42%
Wisconsin 29 0.282 -50%
Missouri 26 0.216 -61%
South Carolina 19 0.211 -62%
Alabama 19 0.202 -64%
Idaho 6 0.179 -68%
Mississippi 6 0.128 -77%
Kansas 6 0.104 -81%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -83%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Fatima

Fatima is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #330 in 2025 with 931 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1919, 38,991 American babies have been named Fatima. Its peak came in 2007, when 1,517 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Fatima stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Fatima?

The median living Fatima is about 18 years old; half are between 10 and 25. An estimated 38 thousand people named Fatima are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Fatima year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 931 #330 – –
2024 974 #316 – –
2023 895 #344 – –
2022 905 #352 – –
2021 824 #380 – –
2020 908 #342 – –
2019 980 #327 – –
2018 917 #345 – –
2017 1,038 #314 – –
2016 1,069 #306 – –
2015 1,042 #312 – –
2014 1,013 #331 – –
2013 1,037 #310 – –
2012 1,057 #303 – –
2011 1,129 #281 – –
2010 1,213 #272 – –
2009 1,198 #275 – –
2008 1,391 #249 – –
2007 1,512 #234 5 #12,956
2006 1,515 #228 – –
2005 1,422 #236 – –
2004 1,198 #273 6 #10,390
2003 1,354 #241 – –
2002 1,287 #247 7 #8,749
2001 1,408 #227 5 #11,117
2000 1,316 #242 – –
1995 385 #591 – –
1990 362 #620 5 #8,549
1985 225 #759 – –
1980 211 #782 – –
1975 193 #746 – –
1970 91 #1,229 – –
1965 53 #1,533 – –
1960 43 #1,731 – –
1955 36 #1,745 – –
1950 17 #2,473 – –
1945 12 #2,645 – –
1940 9 #3,040 – –
1935 6 #3,916 – –
1930 7 #3,791 – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Fatima

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

  1. 1 Fatima Sana Shaikh Fatima Sana Shaikh Indian film actress (born 1992) Contemporary
  2. 2 Fatima Whitbread Fatima Whitbread British javelin thrower (born 1961) Contemporary
  3. 3 Fatima Jinnah Fatima Jinnah Pakistani politician and author (1893–1967) 19th century
  4. 4 Fatima Bhutto Fatima Bhutto Pakistani writer (born 1982) Contemporary
  5. 5 Fatima Meer Fatima Meer South African writer and activist (1928–2010) Contemporary
  6. 6 Fatima al-Fihri Founder of the al-Qarawiyyin mosque in Fez, Morocco (c. 800–880) Medieval
  7. 7 Fatima Moreira de Melo Fatima Moreira de Melo Dutch field hockey and poker player b. 1978 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Fatima?

The median living Fatima is about 18 years old. Half of all living Fatimas are between 10 and 25 years old.

How many people named Fatima are alive today?

An estimated 38 thousand people named Fatima are alive in the United States, based on 38,991 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Fatima mean?

From Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima).

How popular is the name Fatima in 2025?

Fatima ranked #330 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 931 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Fatima?

38,991 babies have been named Fatima in the United States since 1919, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Fatima most popular?

Fatima peaked in 2007, when 1,517 newborns received the name.

Is Fatima a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Fatima rising or falling?

Fatima has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Fatima become more popular?

Fatima looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 957 girls named Fatima in 2030, ranking around #320. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Fatima?

Well-known people named Fatima include Fatima Sana Shaikh (actor), Fatima Whitbread (athlete), Fatima Jinnah (politician).

Names like Fatima

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

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