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Fatoumata

Fatoumata: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“variant of Fatima; one who abstains”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
fah-too-MAH-tah · 4 syllables
Used for
Girls

Fatoumata is a West African form of Fatima, especially used in Mande-speaking regions. Fatima ultimately comes from Arabic Fāṭimah.

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How popular is Fatoumata?

202436.0 per million US babies
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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 Fatoumata in 2024120

2024 rank#1,698 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18802,441

Fatoumata has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Fatoumata

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Fatimaone who weans an infant · Arabic
  • Laylanight · Arabic
  • Lylanight · Arabic
  • Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
  • Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
  • Lilahnight · Arabic
  • Lilanight · Arabic
  • Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic

Fatoumata questions

What does the name Fatoumata mean?

Fatoumata means "variant of Fatima; one who abstains". It comes from Arabic. Fatoumata is a West African form of Fatima, especially used in Mande-speaking regions. Fatima ultimately comes from Arabic Fāṭimah.

Is Fatoumata a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Fatoumata?

120 US babies were named Fatoumata in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Fatoumata?

Fatoumata is usually pronounced fah-too-MAH-tah.

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.