Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Fatoumata

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,007 Trend ↑ Rising 39%
Rank 2025
#2,007
among girls · ↓319 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
95
named Fatoumata · -21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,919
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
121 babies
All-time total
2,537
#4,009 all-time among girls
First recorded
1991
in Social Security records

Fatoumata popularity over time

2,537 babies have been named Fatoumata since 1991, 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 2024Girls

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 – – – –
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1980s – – – –
1990s 316 32 – #2,377
2000s 826 83 +161% #1,972
2010s 814 81 -1% #1,917
2020s (to 2025) 581 97 +19% #1,688

Where Fatoumata 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 100 0.06 outside top 500
2027 104 0.06 outside top 500
2028 108 0.07 outside top 500
2029 112 0.07 outside top 500
2030 115 0.07 outside top 500

Where Fatoumata is most popular

Girls named Fatoumata per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.061 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

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 Fatoumata 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 226 0.571 +830%
Ohio 43 0.181 +195%
Pennsylvania 36 0.152 +148%
Georgia 29 0.128 +108%
Indiana 11 0.078 +28%
Washington 9 0.062 ≈ national
Maryland 6 0.057 -8%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -57%
Texas 5 0.006 -90%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
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Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
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 Fatoumata

Fatoumata is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,007 in 2025 with 95 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1991, 2,537 American babies have been named Fatoumata. Its peak came in 2024, when 121 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 Fatoumata stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Fatoumata?

The median living Fatoumata is about 14 years old; half are between 6 and 21. An estimated 2,500 people named Fatoumata are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

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

Fatoumata year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 95 #2,007
2024 121 #1,688
2023 105 #1,894
2022 96 #2,027
2021 81 #2,274
2020 83 #2,178
2019 77 #2,339
2018 79 #2,312
2017 72 #2,491
2016 94 #2,087
2015 73 #2,482
2014 86 #2,203
2013 82 #2,270
2012 77 #2,407
2011 104 #1,917
2010 70 #2,593
2009 83 #2,346
2008 88 #2,237
2007 82 #2,336
2006 95 #2,075
2005 74 #2,387
2004 84 #2,138
2003 83 #2,109
2002 89 #1,972
2001 76 #2,156
2000 72 #2,194
1995 38 #3,041
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Famous people named Fatoumata

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

  1. 1 Fatoumata Diawara Fatoumata Diawara Malian singer-songwriter (born 1982) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Fatoumata?

The median living Fatoumata is about 14 years old. Half of all living Fatoumatas are between 6 and 21 years old.

How many people named Fatoumata are alive today?

An estimated 2,500 people named Fatoumata are alive in the United States, based on 2,537 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Fatoumata in 2025?

Fatoumata ranked #2,007 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 95 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Fatoumata?

2,537 babies have been named Fatoumata in the United States since 1991, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Fatoumata most popular?

Fatoumata peaked in 2024, when 121 newborns received the name.

Is Fatoumata a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Fatoumata rising or falling?

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

Will Fatoumata become more popular?

Fatoumata is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 115 girls named Fatoumata 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 Fatoumata?

Well-known people named Fatoumata include Fatoumata Diawara (singer).

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