Declining since 2006, #330 for girls today.
Popularity of Fatima since 1919
Babies named Fatima per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 |
| 1920s | 22 |
| 1930s | 62 |
| 1940s | 125 |
| 1950s | 281 |
| 1960s | 565 |
| 1970s | 1,484 |
| 1980s | 2,433 |
| 1990s | 4,434 |
| 2000s | 13,601 |
| 2010s | 10,495 |
| 2020s | 5,437 |
Meaning & origin
Fatima has a long history of use in the United States, first recorded in 1919. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when it ranked highest before beginning a gradual decline. Despite the fall since 2006, the name remains well-used, with 1 in every 1,726 baby girls receiving it in 2025. It is most popular in Washington, D.C., New York, and Michigan, reflecting concentrations of Muslim and Middle Eastern communities. The name's strong religious and cultural associations give it enduring appeal among families seeking a name with deep spiritual significance.
Fatima is the name of the Prophet Muhammad's youngest daughter, Fatima al-Zahra, revered by Muslims. It derives from the Arabic root ف-ط-م (f-ṭ-m) meaning 'to wean' or 'to abstain'. The name has been borne across the Islamic world for over a millennium and is also used by some Christian and Jewish communities in the Middle East.
Where Fatima is most popular
Births per 100,000 girls by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
“Fatima” around the world
Where Fatima lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
#92
in 2024
Ireland
22
babies in 2025
New Zealand
10
babies in 2025
Quebec
33
babies in 2025
Sources: INSEE (France) · CSO Ireland (Ireland) · NZ Dept of Internal Affairs (New Zealand) · Retraite Québec (Quebec).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Fati, Fatooma, Tima, Mimi
Sibling names for Fatima
Names that share Fatima's style, for a brother or sister.
Sisters: Aisha, Zahra, Layla, Mariam, Khadija, Aishah, Ameena, Amina, Aminah, Asma, Ayesha, Jamila, Karima, Khadijah, Maryam, Nayeli, Rashida, Sanaa, Zainab, Amna, Asiya, Hafsa, Iqra, Jameelah, Jannat, Kadijah, Lourdes, Madina, Malika, Marya, Naimah, Rahma, Saida, Sakina, Samiah, Sharika, Sumaya, Syeda, Tasneem, Zakia, Zaynab, Zeinab, Zoraida, Aaminah, Aishia, Alima, Ameenah, Annisa, Anum, Aqsa, Asmaa, Ayisha, Batool, Batoul, Duaa, Habiba, Hadiya, Hafsah, Hajar, Haleema, Halimah, Hanaa, Hareem, Husna, Jamillah, Kareema, Karimah, Latifa, Lurdes, Madiha, Mahnoor, Maimouna, Maryama, Mehak, Mehreen, Munira, Nasreen, Nazia, Noora, Nusaybah, Raziya, Rehmat, Rida, Ruqayyah, Safiyah, Sahra, Saima, Salima, Seerat, Shakila, Sharifa, Sumaiya, Sumayah, Sumayya, Sumayyah, Sundus, Sura, Yaminah, Zakira, Zakiyyah, Zuleima, Aaisha, Aamna, Aayat, Abiha, Afreen, Akeela, Aliyyah, Amatullah, Amenah, Aneesah, Ayaat, Ayshia, Azizah, Hadja, Haja, Hajra, Halima, Hanifa, Hasina, Hawa, Humaira, Jakaria, Jannatul, Kawthar, Khadeeja, Khadeejah, Khadejah, Madinah, Mahreen, Maimuna, Maleeha, Maleeka, Marium, Mariyam, Maryum, Meryem, Minahil, Momina, Mumtaz, Muslima, Nafeesa, Rabia, Rahima, Rahmah, Raziah, Raziyah, Rehana, Rukiya, Rumaisa, Rumaysa, Ruqayya, Saadia, Sabiha, Saliha, Samina, Samreen, Shahidah, Shakeela, Shazia, Sidrah, Simra, Suad, Sultana, Sumeya, Surah, Tasnia, Zahirah, Zaineb, Zakirah, Zenab, Zeynab, Isatu, Kainat, Khadeja, Nusayba, Soliha, Aiysha, Amnah, Amreen, Ayeisha, Haddy, Hadicha, Hadija, Hajer, Hajira, Haleemah, Hamna, Hanifah, Hasana, Hawwa, Iisha, Javeria, Kadija, Kawsar, Kowsar, Mahdiya, Makkah, Maymuna, Maymunah, Misbah, Munirah, Nafisah, Nasirah, Nazifa, Nishat, Nusaibah, Ramsha, Rashia, Razia, Rehema, Rimsha, Rokia, Roohi, Ruqaya, Sahiba, Saleha, Sameen, Samiyyah, Shabana, Shahana, Shahida, Sharifah, Sidratul, Suhailah, Sukaina, Sumaiyah, Taheerah, Talibah, Umaima, Zamzam, Zanobia, Zayneb
Brothers: Ahmed, Ali, Hassan, Hussein, Omar, Abdirahman, Abdul, Abdullah, Ahmad, Arham, Asad, Azaan, Bilal, Hakeem, Hamza, Hasan, Ibrahim, Jaleel, Kareem, Khalid, Mahmoud, Mohamed, Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhammad, Musa, Mustafa, Nasir, Raheem, Salah, Shakir, Sulaiman, Syed, Umar, Yusuf, Zakari, Aamir, Abbas, Abdallah, Abdulaziz, Abdullahi, Abdulrahman, Ammar, Aziz, Hadi, Hamzah, Haroon, Hashim, Humza, Hussain, Ibraheem, Ilyas, Imran, Ismail, Jalil, Jama, Jawad, Jihad, Kabir, Mahdi, Mikail, Mohamad, Muhammed, Naeem, Nasser, Quadir, Rahim, Rahman, Rasheed, Rashid, Rayaan, Rehan, Salim, Sharif, Sultan, Taha, Tahir, Usman, Waleed, Yahya, Yaseen, Yasin, Yasir, Youssef, Yousuf, Yunus, Zakaria, Zakariya, Abdalla, Abdel, Abdelrahman, Abdulahi, Abdulla, Abdulmalik, Abdurahman, Abid, Abrahim, Abu, Abubakar, Abubakr, Adeel, Ahad, Ahmaad, Aiman, Akbar, Akim, Aleem, Alim, Amaan, Amadou, Arif, Ashraf, Asif, Ayinde, Ayyub, Azan, Azeem, Baraka, Belal, Boubacar, Danish, Daniyal, Dawud, Ebrahim, Edris, Emad, Faizan, Gamal, Habib, Haider, Hamad, Hamdan, Hamed, Hamid, Hanad, Haneef, Hanif, Hasaan, Hashem, Husain, Huzaifa, Ibn, Irfan, Ishaq, Islam, Jabar, Jabbar, Jafar, Jamahl, Jamale, Jibreel, Kadir, Kasim, Kassim, Khaliq, Khan, Lateef, Luqman, Mahamed, Malick, Md, Mehdi, Mohsin, Mostafa, Mouhamadou, Mouhamed, Moustapha, Muaz, Mubarak, Muhamed, Muhammadali, Mujtaba, Munir, Murad, Murtaza, Musab, Nadeem, Naseer, Naser, Osama, Othman, Oumar, Owais, Qadir, Qasim, Rafiq, Rashed, Rasul, Raza, Reza, Ridwan, Riyad, Rizwan, Saadiq, Saahil, Sabir, Sadiq, Sahid, Sajid, Salih, Samad, Sayed, Shaheed, Shaheer, Shahid, Shareef, Shariff, Sheikh, Subhan, Sufyan, Sulayman, Suleiman, Talha, Tamer, Umair, Uzair, Waseem, Yaqub, Yazid, Younes, Yusif, Zackaria, Zahid, Zakir, Zohaib, Zubair, Abdalrahman, Abdiaziz, Abdikadir, Abdinasir, Abdou, Abdulhadi, Abdulkareem, Abdulkarim, Abdulloh, Abdulwahab, Abdur, Abdurrahman, Abed, Ahmod, Ahnaf, Alhaji, Alhassan, Alireza, Allah, Amad, Amiir, Aqib, Araf, Askari, Ayoub, Basheer, Burhan, Burhanuddin, Caliph, Danyal, Daoud, Daud, Dawood, Emran, Ghazi, Haadi, Haidar, Haleem, Hammad, Hasnain, Hassen, Hasson, Husayn, Hussam, Hussien, Ibrohim, Idriss, Imraan, Ismaeel, Jafari, Jahad, Jahid, Jasim, Kabeer, Kaleem, Khadim, Khadir, Khalifa, Khalik, Lamine, Maahir, Mahmood, Mahmud, Mansoor, Masud, Mohamedamin, Mohamud, Mohid, Mohsen, Moiz, Moosa, Moustafa, Muadh, Mubashir, Muhamad, Mujahid, Mustafo, Mustapha, Naasir, Nazeer, Nazim, Nuh, Ousman, Sabri, Saheed, Saifan, Saim, Salahuddin, Samaad, Sayid, Serigne, Shahzaib, Sharief, Shoaib, Shuaib, Sohaib, Sudais, Suleman, Taariq, Tahmid, Tanveer, Tarique, Umer, Waris, Yacoub, Younis, Yousaf, Youssouf, Yussef, Zaheer, Zakarie, Zakariyya, Zeeshan, Zeshan, Zubayr, Zuhair, Abdulahad, Alamin, Hameed, Idrissa, Jehad, Mouhamad, Saladin, Abas, Abass, Abdelaziz, Abdi, Abdifatah, Abdimalik, Abdirahim, Abdulai, Abdulhamid, Abdulkadir, Abdulraheem, Abdulrahim, Abdulsalam, Abou, Alhasan, Alieu, Amadu, Amahd, Ansar, Aqeel, Arafat, Arsal, Arshad, Awad, Awais, Ayuub, Bilaal, Billal, Brahim, Djibril, Farooq, Haaris, Habeeb, Hafiz, Haji, Hamzeh, Hassani, Humzah, Ishaaq, Jaber, Juma, Kadar, Kazim, Khaalid, Khair, Lawan, Mohmmad, Muaad, Muaaz, Muhammadamin, Muhammadyusuf, Mukhtar, Mumin, Muscab, Mussa, Mustaf, Mutasim, Muzamil, Muzammil, Najir, Noman, Nooh, Nouh, Omair, Osamah, Osmany, Pape, Quasim, Qusay, Raahim, Rakin, Ramadan, Ramil, Rasool, Razi, Rehman, Rohail, Sadik, Saifullah, Sajjad, Salmaan, Sayeed, Sayyid, Seydina, Seyed, Shadeed, Shamal, Shariq, Shuayb, Siddiq, Sidi, Sohil, Sufiyan, Sufyaan, Taher, Taseen, Tawfiq, Tawhid, Usama, Uthman, Yaasir, Yehia, Younus, Yousof, Yussuf, Zaeem, Zafar, Zakariye
Names like Fatima
Names whose popularity has moved with Fatima's over the last 50 years.

