How Many People Are Named Fatimah?
An estimated 3,505 people in the United States have the first name Fatimah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Fatimah peaked in popularity in 2020 with 129 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fatimah 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 Fatimah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,505
About 1 in 97,790 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2020
129 births
Total Registered
3,608
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fatimah
Fatimah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,608 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Fatimah as a female name
Ranked #2,305 in 2024
80 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (129 births)
Fatimah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fatimah span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,019 babies were registered. While Fatimah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Fatimah by Decade
How has Fatimah 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.
Fatimah by State
Birth registrations for Fatimah span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Colorado, South Carolina, Minnesota. On average, about 105 Fatimahs were registered per state.
Fatimah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fatimah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Fatimah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fatimah?
We estimate approximately 3,505 people named Fatimah 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 97,790 Americans share this first name.
Is Fatimah a common name?
Fatimah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,608 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fatimah most popular?
Fatimah reached peak popularity in 2020, when 129 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fatimah is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fatimah a female name?
Fatimah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fatimah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fatimah Smith, Fatimah Johnson, Fatimah 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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