Total births
179
Girls' name · since 1976
Faten
179 babies named Faten in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 179
- total births
- 1976–2025
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
179 girls have been named Faten since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Faten has 179 recorded births among girls since 1976, 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 1976 to 2025.
- 179 total births
- 1976–2025 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 37% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
179 girls have been named Faten since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2025.
- 179
- total births
- 1976–2025
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
37% of everyone ever named Faten was born in this single decade.
1981
Single peak year
14 babies were named Faten in 1981 - its busiest year on record.
Faten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Faten splits its recorded history at 1989: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Faten at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1981
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1976
Faten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Faten by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Faten's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Faten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 66 births (37% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Faten? ▼
Since 1976, Social Security records show 179 babies named Faten. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 1981, with 14 births.
When was Faten most popular? ▼
Faten was most popular in the 1980s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Faten been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Faten since 1976 -- 50 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Faten? ▼
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 Faten's data
- Faten's decade-level peak was the 1980s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- 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 Faten
Nearby Names Like Faten
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Faten
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 Faten side by side: Faten vs Fatima Faten vs Fatimah Faten 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, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Faten: Baby Name Since 1976 - 179 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/faten. 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 Faten 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.