Girls' name · peaked in 2006
Fatima name popularity since 1925
38,975 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Fatima. Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Fatima is about 19 years old in 2026. Fatima peaked in 2006 as the #228 name for girls, and it ranked #330 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 38,975
- Named Fatima, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #330
- for girls in 2025 (931 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 38,929 girls · 46 boys
- Most popular in
- California
- 2.36× its national share
Peak year is the year Fatima made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Fatima births per year, 1925–2025
2006 was the biggest year for Fatima both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1995 and 2000, Fatima became 3.3× more common, from 1 in 4,570 baby girls to 1 in 1,380.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Fatima's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Fatima.
Decade by decade
Babies named Fatima in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 12 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 62 | 0 | #3,916 |
| 1940s | 125 | 0 | #2,645 |
| 1950s | 281 | 0 | #1,745 |
| 1960s | 565 | 0 | #1,533 |
| 1970s | 1,484 | 0 | #746 |
| 1980s | 2,433 | 11 | #759 |
| 1990s | 4,434 | 12 | #591 |
| 2000s | 13,601 | 23 | #236 |
| 2010s | 10,495 | 0 | #312 |
| 2020–25 | 5,437 | 0 | #330 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
48.2% of babies named Fatima from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Fatima is most popular
The index compares Fatima's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Fatima.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 2.36× | 9,164 |
| Texas | 1.79× | 5,155 |
| Arizona | 1.61× | 767 |
| New York | 1.52× | 4,226 |
| New Jersey | 1.30× | 1,318 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Fatima and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Fatima (this page) | 38,929 | 2006 |
| Fatimah | 3,700 | 2020 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Fatima's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Fatima.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Fatima (2006).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data