Recorded 1978–2013 Girls' name Peak 1978 38 births

Fatemeh — girls' name

38 babies named Fatemeh in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s101990s52010s10
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Fatemeh was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Fatemeh in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fatemeh

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Fatemeh between 1978 and 2013, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fatemeh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fatemeh performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Fatemeh shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fatemeh 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 38 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.

Fatemeh at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

38

Since 1978

36 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1978

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2013

Fatemeh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1978

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Fatemeh by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 34% of Fatemeh's all-time total
1970s131980s101990s52010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fatemeh?
38 babies have been named Fatemeh since 1978. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Fatemeh most popular?
Fatemeh was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Fatemeh been used?
Fatemeh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 36 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Fatemeh?
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, 1978–2013 (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.