How Many People Are Named Fatou?
An estimated 1,152 people in the United States have the first name Fatou. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Fatou peaked in popularity in 2024 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fatou 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 Fatou paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Fatou is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,152
About 1 in 297,530 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2024
55 births
Total Registered
1,167
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fatou
Fatou is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,167 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Fatou as a female name
Ranked #2,975 in 2024
55 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (55 births)
Fatou: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fatou span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 429 babies were registered. While Fatou is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Fatou by Decade
How has Fatou 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.
Fatou by State
Birth registrations for Fatou span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Georgia, Maryland. The lowest are in New Jersey, North Carolina, Michigan. On average, about 63 Fatous were registered per state.
Fatou + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fatou as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fatou
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fatou: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fatou?
We estimate approximately 1,152 people named Fatou 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 297,530 Americans share this first name.
Is Fatou a common name?
Fatou is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,167 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fatou most popular?
Fatou reached peak popularity in 2024, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fatou is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fatou a female name?
Fatou is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fatou Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fatou Smith, Fatou Johnson, Fatou 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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