Declining since 2015, #13,208 for girls today.
Popularity of Fatimata since 1996
Babies named Fatimata per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 21 |
| 2000s | 103 |
| 2010s | 136 |
| 2020s | 59 |
Meaning & origin
Fatimata is a name first recorded in the United States in 1996, yet it traces its roots across centuries through its connection to Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. Its highest point of American usage came in 2016, when it sat at rank 13,208 among baby names. Since then, however, its frequency has been falling, and by 2025 the name remains uncommon, with only about 1 in every 267,878 newborns being named Fatimata. The variant form reflects the influence of West African naming traditions, particularly among Muslim communities in Senegal, Mali, and Guinea, where the suffix -ta is widely used for feminine names.
Fatimata is a West African variant of Fatima, derived from the Arabic root f-t-m meaning 'to wean.' Fatima was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter, making it a venerated name throughout the Muslim world. The -ta suffix is a common feminine marker in languages such as Fulfulde and Hausa, giving rise to this particular form.
“Fatimata” around the world
Where Fatimata lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
60
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Fati, Tima, Mata
Sibling names for Fatimata
Names that share Fatimata's style, for a brother or sister.
