Girls' name · since 1997
Fahima
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 206 babies named Fahima, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,744 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 206
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
206 babies have been named Fahima since 1997, making it today's #15744 girls' name.
Fahima has 206 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15744 as of the latest data, more common than 9% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #19,518 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,744 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 206 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fahima ranks #19,518 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,744 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 206 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,744 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 206
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fahima's 206 recorded births place it above 72.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Fahima compares
206 37th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fahima's all-time total is 45% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fahima | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 206 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fahima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fahima splits its recorded history at 2013: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fahima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Fahima by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (86 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Fahima's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Fahima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 86 births (42% of all-time use).
Fahima by state
Where Fahima concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
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- Fahima's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (86 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Fahimas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fahima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Fahima 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.