Fun Facts About the Name Fatima
- More than 38 thousand babies named Fatima: U.S. records list 38,983 babies given the name Fatima from 1880 through 2025. Even 46 boys received the name Fatima - about 1 boy for every 846 girls.
What Does the Name Fatima Mean?
Fatima is from Arabic Fāṭima (فَاطِمَة), a feminine name from the root f-ṭ-m, whose basic sense is "to wean" or "to separate a child from nursing." Its literal meaning is commonly given as "she who weans" or "weaning woman." Some popular sources gloss the name as "chaste" or "abstaining," but that is not the primary lexical sense of the Arabic root. In later Islamic usage, the name has also been explained symbolically as "one who is separated from the Fire," a religious interpretation rather than the original lexical meaning. The name's origin is Arabic; its use in Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Portuguese, and other languages reflects the spread of Islam and later local history, not separate origins.
Fatima Name History & Origins
The name Fatima is an old Arabic given name. It was already in use in Arabia in the early 7th century; among early bearers were Fatima bint al-Khattab, sister of the future caliph Umar, and Fatima bint Asad, mother of Ali ibn Abi Talib. Its most famous bearer is Fatima bint Muhammad, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and Khadija. She married Ali ibn Abi Talib, and their sons Hasan and Husayn became central figures in Islamic history. Fatima is especially revered in Shia Islam as a member of the Prophet's household, and she is honored by Muslims generally. The name is closely associated with her in Islamic tradition.
The name appears in many languages of Muslim communities. Arabic Fāṭima has Persian Fātemeh, Turkish Fatma or Fatıma, and Urdu and other South Asian forms such as Fatima. In parts of West Africa, forms such as Fatoumata and Fatimata are used. In Portugal, the town of Fátima takes its name from an Arabic personal name, and the Marian apparitions reported there in 1917 made "Our Lady of Fátima" a Catholic title. That Portuguese Catholic use is a later development of an Arabic name, not evidence that the name began in Portugal.
How Popular is the Name Fatima?
Fatima recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2006. Its best rank was #227 in 2001.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #330 | 931 | 0.0579% |
| 2024 | #316 | 972 | 0.0603% |
| 2023 | #344 | 895 | 0.0558% |
| 2022 | #352 | 905 | 0.0552% |
| 2021 | #378 | 824 | 0.0503% |
| 2020 | #342 | 908 | 0.0562% |
| 2019 | #327 | 980 | 0.0584% |
| 2018 | #345 | 916 | 0.0539% |
| 2017 | #314 | 1,037 | 0.0601% |
| 2016 | #306 | 1,068 | 0.0603% |
| 2015 | #312 | 1,042 | 0.0584% |
| 2014 | #331 | 1,013 | 0.0567% |
| 2013 | #309 | 1,037 | 0.0591% |
| 2012 | #303 | 1,057 | 0.0600% |
| 2011 | #281 | 1,129 | 0.0642% |
| 2010 | #272 | 1,213 | 0.0682% |
| 2009 | #275 | 1,198 | 0.0652% |
| 2008 | #249 | 1,391 | 0.0736% |
| 2007 | #234 | 1,512 | 0.0786% |
| 2006 | #228 | 1,515 | 0.0797% |
| 2005 | #236 | 1,422 | 0.0770% |
| 2004 | #273 | 1,198 | 0.0652% |
| 2003 | #241 | 1,354 | 0.0741% |
| 2002 | #246 | 1,288 | 0.0717% |
| 2001 | #227 | 1,407 | 0.0781% |
| 2000 | #242 | 1,316 | 0.0725% |
| 1999 | #382 | 750 | 0.0423% |
| 1998 | #496 | 512 | 0.0290% |
| 1997 | #501 | 495 | 0.0284% |
| 1996 | #552 | 422 | 0.0241% |
| 1995 | #591 | 385 | 0.0219% |
| 1994 | #571 | 402 | 0.0225% |
| 1993 | #565 | 421 | 0.0233% |
| 1992 | #629 | 360 | 0.0195% |
| 1991 | #668 | 324 | 0.0173% |
| 1990 | #620 | 362 | 0.0191% |
| 1989 | #689 | 294 | 0.0159% |
| 1988 | #659 | 293 | 0.0165% |
| 1987 | #689 | 268 | 0.0154% |
| 1986 | #767 | 225 | 0.0131% |
| 1985 | #759 | 225 | 0.0131% |
| 1984 | #683 | 246 | 0.0146% |
| 1983 | #785 | 203 | 0.0122% |
| 1982 | #711 | 244 | 0.0144% |
| 1981 | #741 | 223 | 0.0134% |
| 1980 | #782 | 211 | 0.0127% |
| 1979 | #766 | 210 | 0.0131% |
| 1978 | #859 | 171 | 0.0112% |
| 1977 | #899 | 158 | 0.0103% |
| 1976 | #868 | 156 | 0.0106% |
| 1975 | #746 | 193 | 0.0132% |
| 1974 | #863 | 151 | 0.0103% |
| 1973 | #862 | 149 | 0.0102% |
| 1972 | #1,075 | 107 | 0.0070% |
| 1971 | #1,181 | 97 | 0.0058% |
| 1970 | #1,229 | 91 | 0.0052% |
| 1969 | #1,191 | 88 | 0.0052% |
| 1968 | #1,213 | 81 | 0.0049% |
| 1967 | #1,243 | 74 | 0.0045% |
| 1966 | #1,677 | 45 | 0.0027% |
| 1965 | #1,533 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 1964 | #1,692 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 1963 | #1,583 | 51 | 0.0026% |
| 1962 | #1,445 | 59 | 0.0030% |
| 1961 | #2,490 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1960 | #1,731 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 1959 | #2,031 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1958 | #1,884 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 1957 | #2,184 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1956 | #2,410 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1955 | #1,745 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 1954 | #1,651 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1953 | #2,384 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1952 | #1,565 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1951 | #2,338 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1950 | #2,473 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1949 | #1,854 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1948 | #3,208 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #2,057 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1946 | #3,096 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #2,645 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1944 | #3,002 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1943 | #2,915 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1942 | #4,858 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #4,114 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1940 | #3,040 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1939 | #2,992 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1938 | #2,792 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1937 | #3,957 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #3,849 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1935 | #3,916 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #4,439 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #4,067 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #3,617 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #3,791 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1929 | #3,809 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1927 | #5,061 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1924 | #5,357 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1921 | #5,387 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1919 | #4,453 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | #12,955 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2004 | #10,389 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #8,747 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #11,117 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #8,137 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #8,545 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1989 | #7,284 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,646 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Fatima Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are kind, home-loving, hospitable and friendly. Since you take responsibility well, you are a good organizer of social affairs. Compassion for others is an outstanding trait. You are a great lover and a great flirt – an artist, musician, actor, teacher, nurse. Your character can be contradictory. You are practical, yet idealistic and intuitive; capable of selfless devotion to someone you love, yet look to receive payback. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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