Fatimah
Fatimah was the 2070th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 91 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 1588th; the most babies were born in 2020 (129). Over the last ten years it has moved down 171 places. More babies were named Fatimah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Fatima) weaning; name of Muhammad's daughter · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #2,070 girls, down 452 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 91girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020129 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,700babies recorded
What does the name Fatimah mean?
Fatimah is a spelling of Fatima, pronounced the same way, so it shares Fatima's meaning and origin.
Fatima is the name of a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and wife of Ali, deeply honored in Islam. Wiktionary derives Arabic Fāṭima from the root f-ṭ-m, "to wean", and notes Shia interpretations linking it with being spared from hellfire. Among Catholics, especially in Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking families, it honors Our Lady of Fátima, after the Portuguese town where Marian apparitions were reported in 1917.
فَاطِمَة (Arabic, “one who weans (root f-ṭ-m)”)
How sure is this? Probable. The root is standard; interpretations of its sense in the name vary.
Related names: Fatma, Fatimah, Fátima.
See also: Arabic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Fatima', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'فاطمة', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'Fatima', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
Fatimah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,070 | 91 |
| 2020 | #1,618 | 129 |
| 2010 | #2,411 | 78 |
| 2000 | #2,245 | 70 |
| 1990 | #2,443 | 50 |
| 1980 | #1,870 | 58 |
| 1970 | #8,382 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Fatimah, counting every spelling?
Fatimah is a spelling of Fatima, a name family that ranked #320 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,070 for Fatimah on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,022 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatima | 931 | #330 | 4,529 |
| Fatimah | 91 | #2,070 | 491 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Fatimah?
91 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Fatimah (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Fatimah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 92 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Fatimah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Fatimah?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Fatimah are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 9 and 34. That makes Fatimah mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Fatimah by state
How common Fatimah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.3×), Michigan (2.5×), Illinois (2.4×), Pennsylvania (2.4×). In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Fatimah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Fatimah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Fatimah
What does Fatimah mean?
Fatimah is a spelling of Fatima, which means “weaning; name of Muhammad's daughter” (Arabic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Fatimah?
Fatimah was the 2070th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 91 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 1588th; the most babies were born in 2020 (129). Over the last ten years it has moved down 171 places. More babies were named Fatimah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Fatimah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Fatimah in the US.
Where is Fatimah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Fatimah was most common in New York (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and Illinois.