Girls' name · since 1989
Fathima
240 babies named Fathima in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,980 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 240
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
240 girls have been named Fathima since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fathima has been recorded 240 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2023.
- #17,980 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 240 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fathima ranks #17,980 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 240 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,980 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 240
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Fathima's 240 recorded births place it above 75.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Fathima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fathima splits its recorded history at 2008: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fathima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2023
- Peak year (2006)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Fathima by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (107 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Fathima's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Fathima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s
2010s
101 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 107 births (45% of all-time use).
Fathima by state
Where Fathima concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 7.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 2.1% |
18 of 240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Fathima's data
- Fathima's decade-level peak was the 2000s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Fathimas (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fathima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1989–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Fathima 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 August 2026.