How Many People Are Named Faatimah?
An estimated 133 people in the United States have the first name Faatimah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Faatimah peaked in popularity in 1991 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Faatimah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Faatimah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
133
About 1 in 2,577,100 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1991
12 births
Total Registered
136
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Faatimah
Faatimah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 136 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Faatimah as a female name
Ranked #16,016 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1991 (12 births)
Faatimah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Faatimah span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 53 babies were registered. Faatimah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Faatimah by Decade
How has Faatimah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Faatimah by State
Faatimah + Last Name Combinations
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Faatimah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Faatimah?
We estimate approximately 133 people named Faatimah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,577,100 Americans share this first name.
Is Faatimah a common name?
Faatimah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 136 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Faatimah most popular?
Faatimah reached peak popularity in 1991, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Faatimah is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Faatimah a female name?
Faatimah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Faatimah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Faatimah Smith, Faatimah Johnson, Faatimah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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