Girls' name · since 1989
Faatimah
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.
- #23,777 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Faatimah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 136 recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faatimah has been recorded 136 times among girls since 1989, 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 1989 to 2021.
- #23,777 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 136 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faatimah ranks #23,777 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 136 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,777 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Faatimah's 136 recorded births place it above 67.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Faatimah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Faatimah's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Faatimah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2021
- Peak year (1991)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Faatimah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (53 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Faatimah's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Faatimah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 53 births (39% of all-time use).
Faatimah by state
Where Faatimah concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 3.7% |
5 of 136 births nationwide.
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What to do with Faatimah's data
- Faatimah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (53 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.
- New York records the most Faatimahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Faatimah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
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, 1989–2021 (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 Faatimah 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.