Girls' name · since 1983

Faatima

77 babies named Faatima in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,032 of 72,339
all-time among girls
77
born since 1983
1990s
peak decade

Faatima is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 77 have been recorded since 1983.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faatima has been recorded 77 times among girls since 1983, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2022.

  • #30,032 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 77 born since 1983
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faatima ranks #30,032 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.

#30,032 of 72,339
all-time among girls
77
born since 1983
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Faatima's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Faatima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Faatima's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Faatima popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
456789 1983198919921998200820152022 5

Faatima by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (24 births, 31% of the file).

1990s was Faatima's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Faatima births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 24 births (31% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Faatima? ▼
Faatima has been given to 77 babies in the U.S. since 1983, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #30,032 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 8 babies were born in 1988, its single highest year.
Where does Faatima sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faatima ranks #30,032 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Faatima most popular? ▼
Faatima was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Faatima been used? ▼
Records for Faatima go back to 1983, giving 40 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Faatima? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Faatimah, Faatiha, Faaizah. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Faatima's data

  • Faatima's decade-level peak was the 1990s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Faatima

Nearby Names Like Faatima

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Faatima

Faatimah Girl
136 births
Faatiha Girl
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Faaizah Girl
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Faatima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Faatima draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.