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Fatima

Fatima: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“one who weans an infant”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
FAH-tee-muh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

From Arabic Fatimah. It is especially associated with Fatimah, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, which helped spread the name widely in Muslim cultures.

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How popular is Fatima?

2024292 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Fatima in 2024972

2024 rank#316 girls

Peak year2006

Total US babies since 188038,052

Fatima has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Fatima

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Fatoumatavariant of Fatima; one who abstains · Arabic
  • Laylanight · Arabic
  • Lylanight · Arabic
  • Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
  • Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
  • Lilahnight · Arabic
  • Lilanight · Arabic
  • Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic

Fatima questions

What does the name Fatima mean?

Fatima means "one who weans an infant". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic Fatimah. It is especially associated with Fatimah, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, which helped spread the name widely in Muslim cultures.

Is Fatima a boy or girl name?

Fatima is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Fatima?

972 US babies were named Fatima in 2024. Its peak year was 2006.

How do you pronounce Fatima?

Fatima is usually pronounced FAH-tee-muh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.