Fatimah Girl
How popular is Fatimah?
#2,064 girl name in 2025
91 baby girls were named Fatimah in the US in 2025, making it the 2064th most popular girl name.
Fatimah popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,064 for girls (▲ 239 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 91 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-15% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,894 in 2015, #1,616 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2020 (129 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,584 in 1982 |
| First recorded | 1959 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Fatimah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Fatima family of names ranked #317 for girls in 2025 (#316 the year before), with 1,022 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fatima | 931 | 91% |
| Fatimah | 91 | 9% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Fatimah is most popular
Babies named Fatimah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (79 girls)
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (27 girls)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (33 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (34 girls)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 girls)
Fatimah by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1960s | 55 | #4,493 |
| 1970s | 247 | #1,915 |
| 1980s | 539 | #1,584 |
| 1990s | 552 | #1,918 |
| 2000s | 662 | #2,232 |
| 2010s | 1,019 | #1,785 |
| 2020s | 620 | #1,616 |
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Questions
- Is Fatimah a boy or girl name?
- Fatimah is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Fatimah were girls.
- How popular is the name Fatimah?
- 91 baby girls were named Fatimah in the US in 2025, making it the 2064th most popular girl name.
- When was Fatimah most popular?
- Fatimah peaked in 2020, when 129 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,584 in 1982.
- How many people are named Fatimah?
- 3,700 babies have been named Fatimah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,644 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Fatimah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Fatimah was most common in New York, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.