How Many People Are Named Fatima?
An estimated 36,996 people in the United States have the first name Fatima. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Fatima peaked in popularity in 2007 with 1,517 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fatima 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 Fatima paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
36,996
About 1 in 9,265 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2007
1,517 births
Total Registered
38,052
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fatima
Fatima is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 38,052 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Fatima as a male name
Ranked #12,955 in 2007
5 male births in 2007
Peak: 1999 (7 births)
Fatima as a female name
Ranked #316 in 2024
972 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (1,515 births)
Fatima: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fatima span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 13,624 babies were registered. While Fatima is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Fatima by Decade
How has Fatima 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.
Fatima by State
Birth registrations for Fatima span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Mississippi, Delaware. On average, about 864 Fatimas were registered per state.
Fatima + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fatima as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fatima
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fatima: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fatima?
We estimate approximately 36,996 people named Fatima 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 9,265 Americans share this first name.
Is Fatima a common name?
Fatima is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 38,052 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fatima most popular?
Fatima reached peak popularity in 2007, when 1,517 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fatima is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fatima a female name?
Fatima is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fatima Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fatima Smith, Fatima Johnson, Fatima 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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