Recorded 1980–2023 Girls' name Peak 2010 168 births

Fatemah — girls' name

168 babies named Fatemah in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s451990s552000s282010s352020s5
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Fatemah was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

11 babies were named Fatemah in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fatemah

The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Fatemah between 1980 and 2023, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fatemah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fatemah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Fatemah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fatemah 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 168 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.

Fatemah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

168

Since 1980

44 years of records

Peak year

2010

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1980

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2023

Fatemah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1980

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2010)
11
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4681012 202320112007199919961992198619821980 7

Fatemah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
55 births that decade — 33% of Fatemah's all-time total
1980s451990s552000s282010s352020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fatemah?
168 babies have been named Fatemah since 1980. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2010 with 11 births.
When was Fatemah most popular?
Fatemah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Fatemah been used?
Fatemah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 44 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Fatemah?
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, 1980–2023 (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.