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Fatima

FAH-tee-mah · One who is weaned, or one who abstains; also interpreted as 'shining one'.

2025 rank (girls)
#330
Babies named in 2025
931
Peak popularity
2006
2025 frequency
1 in 1,726 girls
Usually for
Girls
Trend
Declining since 2006

Declining since 2006, #330 for girls today.

Popularity of Fatima since 1919

Babies named Fatima per year in U.S. Social Security records.

5051k1.5k192019602000Most births 2006Girls
Data table (by decade)
DecadeGirls
1910s6
1920s22
1930s62
1940s125
1950s281
1960s565
1970s1,484
1980s2,433
1990s4,434
2000s13,601
2010s10,495
2020s5,437

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.

2020s
Fewermore per 100k girlstoo few 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

Variants: Fatimah, Fatma, Fatema, Fadime

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.

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Questions parents ask

What does the name Fatima mean?
Fatima means 'one who is weaned' or 'one who abstains' in Arabic. It is also often interpreted as 'shining one' in reference to Fatima al-Zahra, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
How popular is Fatima currently?
As of 2025, Fatima ranked 330th in the United States, with about 1 in every 1,726 baby girls given the name.
Is Fatima a boy or girl name?
Fatima is exclusively used as a girl's name.