Total births
25
Girls' name · since 1981
Fateema
25 babies named Fateema in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 25
- total births
- 1981–2005
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
Fateema is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 25 have been recorded since 1981.
Fateema has 25 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2005.
- 25 total births
- 1981–2005 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 60% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
25 girls have been named Fateema since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2005.
- 25
- total births
- 1981–2005
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Fateema was born in this single decade.
1981
Single peak year
5 babies were named Fateema in 1981 - its busiest year on record.
Fateema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fateema's full recorded timeline at 1987, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births.
Fateema at a glance
Last recorded 2005Peak year
1981
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Fateema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2005
- Peak year (1981)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Fateema by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Fateema's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Fateema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15 births (60% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Fateema? ▼
25 babies have been named Fateema since 1981. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1981 with 5 births.
When was Fateema most popular? ▼
Fateema was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Fateema been used? ▼
Records for Fateema go back to 1981, giving 25 years of history through 2005.
What names are similar to Fateema? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fatima, Fatimah, Fatoumata, Fatou, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Fateema's data
- Fateema's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Fateema
Nearby Names Like Fateema
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Fateema
Fatima Girl
#316 38,945 births
Fatimah Girl
#2312 3,700 births
Fatoumata Girl
#1693 2,537 births
Fatou Girl
#3000 1,223 births
Fatema Girl
#6237 903 births
Compare Fateema side by side: Fateema vs Fatima Fateema vs Fatimah Fateema vs Fatoumata
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1981–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Fateema: Baby Name Since 1981 - 25 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/fateema. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Fateema 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 July 2026.