Fatima
Arabic, from a verb meaning to wean or abstain. It was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter, and later of a town in Portugal.
Fatima in 2025
Fatima was given to 931 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 696th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 3,561 babies born.
The history of Fatima
Fatima reached its highest point in 2007, when 1,517 babies were given the name, ranking 477th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 465th, in 2006.
Across the 107 years of records since 1919, 38,991 babies have been named Fatima. Half of them were born before 2007, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Fatima by decade
| Decade | Babies named Fatima | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | 7,511 |
| 1920s | 22 | 6,407 |
| 1930s | 62 | 4,708 |
| 1940s | 125 | 3,093 |
| 1950s | 281 | 2,657 |
| 1960s | 565 | 1,960 |
| 1970s | 1,484 | 1,303 |
| 1980s | 2,444 | 1,187 |
| 1990s | 4,446 | 719 |
| 2000s | 13,624 | 465 |
| 2010s | 10,495 | 555 |
| 2020s | 5,437 | 684 |
Where Fatima is heading
Fatima has fallen 11% over the past decade, from 1,042 babies in 2015 to 931 in 2025.
Names like Fatima
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Fatima.