Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2020

Fatimah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,070 Trend ↓ Falling 19%
Rank 2025
#2,070
among girls · ↑245 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
91
named Fatimah · +14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 17,662
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
129 babies
All-time total
3,700
#3,140 all-time among girls
First recorded
1959
in Social Security records

Fatimah popularity over time

3,700 babies have been named Fatimah since 1959, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2020Girls

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 6 1 – #5,772
1960s 55 6 +817% #4,600
1970s 247 25 +349% #1,921
1980s 539 54 +118% #1,588
1990s 552 55 +2% #1,926
2000s 662 66 +20% #2,245
2010s 1,019 102 +54% #1,789
2020s (to 2025) 620 103 +1% #1,618

Where Fatimah 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 88 0.06 outside top 500
2027 86 0.05 outside top 500
2028 85 0.05 outside top 500
2029 83 0.05 outside top 500
2030 82 0.05 outside top 500

Where Fatimah is most popular

Girls named Fatimah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.061 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Michigan, and Illinois.

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 Fatimah 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 79 0.199 +230%
Michigan 27 0.148 +145%
Illinois 33 0.144 +138%
Pennsylvania 34 0.144 +138%
Washington 10 0.069 +14%
Georgia 14 0.062 ≈ national
Maryland 6 0.057 -6%
Minnesota 6 0.056 -8%
Texas 40 0.050 -18%
Ohio 11 0.046 -23%
California 35 0.042 -31%
New Jersey 6 0.033 -45%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -56%
Florida 8 0.019 -69%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
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Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
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Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Fatimah

Fatimah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,070 in 2025 with 91 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1959, 3,700 American babies have been named Fatimah. Its peak came in 2020, when 129 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 Fatimah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Fatimah?

The median living Fatimah is about 18 years old; half are between 8 and 33. An estimated 3,600 people named Fatimah 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.

Fatimah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 91 #2,070
2024 80 #2,315
2023 102 #1,937
2022 120 #1,736
2021 98 #1,983
2020 129 #1,618
2019 109 #1,852
2018 111 #1,836
2017 115 #1,806
2016 116 #1,789
2015 107 #1,899
2014 105 #1,912
2013 93 #2,068
2012 99 #1,975
2011 86 #2,199
2010 78 #2,411
2009 72 #2,576
2008 86 #2,280
2007 72 #2,578
2006 56 #3,029
2005 54 #2,977
2004 65 #2,567
2003 76 #2,247
2002 58 #2,652
2001 53 #2,781
2000 70 #2,245
1995 48 #2,598
1990 50 #2,443
1985 39 #2,504
1980 58 #1,870
1975 28 #2,700
1970 5 #8,382
1965 9 #4,600
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Famous people named Fatimah

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

  1. 1 Fatimah Fatimah Daughter of Muhammad (died 632) 604–632 · Medieval
  2. 2 Fatimah bint Asad Fatimah bint Asad Companion and aunt of Muhammad 555–625 · Medieval
  3. 3 Fatimah bint Musa Fatimah bint Musa Daughter of the Seventh Twelver Imam 790–816 · Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Fatimah?

The median living Fatimah is about 18 years old. Half of all living Fatimahs are between 8 and 33 years old.

How many people named Fatimah are alive today?

An estimated 3,600 people named Fatimah are alive in the United States, based on 3,700 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Fatimah in 2025?

Fatimah ranked #2,070 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 91 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Fatimah?

3,700 babies have been named Fatimah in the United States since 1959, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Fatimah most popular?

Fatimah peaked in 2020, when 129 newborns received the name.

Is Fatimah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Fatimah rising or falling?

Fatimah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Fatimah become more popular?

Fatimah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 82 girls named Fatimah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Fatimah?

Well-known people named Fatimah include Fatimah (companion), Fatimah bint Asad (religious figure), Fatimah bint Musa (religious figure).

Names like Fatimah

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

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