Recorded 1998–2021 Girls' name Peak 2016 246 births

Faduma — girls' name

246 babies named Faduma in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s1012010s1132020s10
2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Faduma was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

17 babies were named Faduma in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Faduma

The Social Security Administration has registered 246 babies named Faduma between 1998 and 2021, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Faduma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Faduma performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Faduma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Faduma in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Faduma 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 246 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.

Faduma at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

246

Since 1998

24 years of records

Peak year

2016

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1998

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2021

Faduma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1998

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2016)
17
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 202120182015201220092006200320001998 9

Faduma by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
113 births that decade — 46% of Faduma's all-time total
1990s222000s1012010s1132020s10

Faduma by state

Where Faduma concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Faduma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
40 16.3%
Minnesota share of Faduma's total US births 16.3%

40 of 246 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Faduma?
246 babies have been named Faduma since 1998. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2016 with 17 births.
When was Faduma most popular?
Faduma was most popular in the 2010s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Faduma most popular?
The top states for the name Faduma are Minnesota (40 births).
How long has the name Faduma been used?
Faduma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 24 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Faduma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fadumo, Fadia, Fadra, Fadima, and 4 more. 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, 1998–2021 (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.