Recorded 1981–2005 Girls' name Peak 1981 25 births

Fateema — girls' name

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.

1980s151990s52000s5
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.

What the Data Says About Fateema

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Fateema between 1981 and 2005, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fateema currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fateema performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Fateema shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fateema 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 25 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.

Fateema at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

25

Since 1981

25 years of records

Peak year

1981

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1981

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2005

Fateema popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1981

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1981)
5
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
5 20051991198719841981 5

Fateema by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 60% of Fateema's all-time total
1980s151990s52000s5

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?
Fateema has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 25 years of data 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.

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, 1981–2005 (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.