The first name Fatimah
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 131 girls were named Fatimah, making it the 329th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 184 births (#267).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Fatimah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Fatimah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 91 girls born in the United States were named Fatimah, the 2,070th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2020, when 129 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Fatimah
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Keisha Fatimah Az-ZahraAzerbaijani badminton player, born 2003
- Fatimah bint Muhammad al-Taymi8th-century Arab princess and wife of Abbasid caliph Al-Mansur, 740–775
Questions
- How popular is the name Fatimah?
- In 2025, 131 girls born in England and Wales were named Fatimah, ranking 329th. Its peak was 2017, with 184 births.
- Is Fatimah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,700 US babies named Fatimah since 1880 were girls.
- When was Fatimah most popular?
- 2020 in the United States, when 129 babies were named Fatimah, its highest rank at 1,618th.