Recorded 1983–2022 Girls' name Peak 1988 77 births

Faatima — girls' name

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.

1980s211990s242000s122010s152020s5
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Faatima was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

8 babies were named Faatima in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Faatima

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Faatima between 1983 and 2022, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Faatima currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Faatima performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Faatima shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Faatima in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 77 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Faatima at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

77

Since 1983

40 years of records

Peak year

1988

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1983

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2022

Faatima popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Faatima by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 31% of Faatima's all-time total
1980s211990s242000s122010s152020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Faatima?
77 babies have been named Faatima since 1983. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
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?
Faatima has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 40 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.