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Fatimah

/ˈfæθɪmə/ · 100% girls · 91 born in 2025

Fatimah has been given to about 3,700 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2020, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈfæθɪmə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,647
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Fatimah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2020 · 129
  • Born in 202591
  • All time3,700
  • England & Wales, 2025#331 · 131

How popular is Fatimah?

Its best year was 2020, when 129 babies were given the name, ranking 1618th. The typical living American called Fatimah is about 19 years old today. It is relatively most common in Michigan, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Fatimah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Fatima0.79
  2. Mariah0.68
  3. Aliyah0.68
  4. Aniyah0.68
  5. Amiyah0.68
  6. Maliyah0.68
  7. Zariah0.68
  8. Janiyah0.68

Middle names for Fatimah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Fatimah Eve0.82
  2. Fatimah Anne0.80
  3. Fatimah Rose0.79
  4. Fatimah Louise0.79
  5. Fatimah June0.78
  6. Fatimah Pearl0.78

Sibling names for Fatimah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.95
  2. Yehudabrother · 0.93
  3. Rivkasister · 0.93
  4. Hassanbrother · 0.93
  5. Violetasister · 0.92
  6. Samirasister · 0.92

Where Fatimah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Michigan0.01%
  2. Illinois0.01%
  3. Pennsylvania0.01%
  4. Ohio0.01%
  5. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Fatimah White0.74
  2. Fatimah Reyes0.74
  3. Fatimah Nguyen0.74
  4. Fatimah Moore0.74
  5. Fatimah Lee0.74
  6. Fatimah Green0.74

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Fatimah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Fatimah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.