The first name Fatma
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 19 girls were named Fatma, making it the 1,584th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2006, with 46 births (#678).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Fatma with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Fatma at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 11 girls born in the United States were named Fatma, the 9,050th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 35 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 Fatma
8 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Fatma SamouraFIFA Secretary General & former UN official, born 1962
- Fatma Zohra ZamoumAlgerian writer, filmmaker (born 1967)
- Fatma GadriAzerbaijani actress, 1907–1968
- Fatma RushdiEgyptian actor (1908–1996)
- Fatma xanım KəminəAzerbaijani poet (1841-1898)
- Fatma SultanDaughter of Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid I, 1840–1884
- BayaAlgerian painter (1931-1998)
- Mihrengiz KadınConsort of Ottoman Sultan (1869–1938)
Questions
- How popular is the name Fatma?
- In 2025, 19 girls born in England and Wales were named Fatma, ranking 1,584th. Its peak was 2006, with 46 births.
- Is Fatma a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 835 US babies named Fatma since 1880 were girls.
- When was Fatma most popular?
- 2014 in the United States, when 35 babies were named Fatma, its highest rank at 4,207th.