How Many People Are Named Fathima?
An estimated 237 people in the United States have the first name Fathima. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Fathima peaked in popularity in 2006 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fathima 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 Fathima paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
237
About 1 in 1,446,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2006
17 births
Total Registered
240
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fathima
Fathima is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 240 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Fathima as a female name
Ranked #13,984 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 2006 (17 births)
Fathima: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fathima span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 107 babies were registered. Fathima has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fathima by Decade
How has Fathima 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.
Fathima by State
Fathima + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fathima as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Fathima: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fathima?
We estimate approximately 237 people named Fathima 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 1,446,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Fathima a common name?
Fathima is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 240 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fathima most popular?
Fathima reached peak popularity in 2006, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fathima is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fathima a female name?
Fathima is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fathima Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fathima Smith, Fathima Johnson, Fathima 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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