Recorded 1989–2021 Girls' name Peak 1991 136 births

Faatimah — girls' name

136 babies named Faatimah in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s532000s452010s232020s5
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Faatimah was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

12 babies were named Faatimah in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Faatimah

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Faatimah between 1989 and 2021, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Faatimah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Faatimah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Faatimah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Faatimah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Faatimah 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 136 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.

Faatimah at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

136

Since 1989

33 years of records

Peak year

1991

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1989

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2021

Faatimah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1989

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1991)
12
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
468101214 2021201220062001199819911989 10

Faatimah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
53 births that decade — 39% of Faatimah's all-time total
1980s101990s532000s452010s232020s5

Faatimah by state

Where Faatimah concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Faatimah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 3.7%
New York share of Faatimah's total US births 3.7%

5 of 136 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Faatimah?
136 babies have been named Faatimah since 1989. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1991 with 12 births.
When was Faatimah most popular?
Faatimah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Faatimah most popular?
The top states for the name Faatimah are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Faatimah been used?
Faatimah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 33 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Faatimah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Faatima, 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, 1989–2021 (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.