Fahmida — girls' name
84 babies named Fahmida in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
50% of everyone ever named Fahmida was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Fahmida in 2005 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Fahmida
The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Fahmida between 1994 and 2020, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fahmida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Fahmida performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Fahmida shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Fahmida in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Fahmida 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 84 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.
Fahmida at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Fahmida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1994
- Peak year (2005)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2020.
84 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2005 with 9 births in a single year.
Fahmida by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 42 births that decade — 50% of Fahmida's all-time total
Fahmida decade highlights
- Peak decade 42 births
- Runner-up 27 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Fahmida's strongest decade
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 50% of all-time use.
Fahmida by state
Where Fahmida concentrates geographically — total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 16 | 19.0% |
16 of 84 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 19.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 19.0% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Fahmida? ▼
When was Fahmida most popular? ▼
Where is Fahmida most popular? ▼
How long has the name Fahmida been used? ▼
What names are similar to Fahmida? ▼
Keep exploring Fahmida
Nearby Names Like Fahmida
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Fahmida
Compare Fahmida side by side: Fahmida vs Fahima Fahmida vs Fahren Fahmida vs Faheemah
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Baby Name Guides
Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name
Explore more names
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, 1994–2020 (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.