Girls' name · since 1919
Fatima
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 38,945 babies named Fatima, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #702 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #330 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 38,945
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
38,945 babies have been named Fatima since 1919, making it today's #330 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Fatima recorded 38,945 times among girls since 1919, holding rank #330 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #702 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #330 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 38,945 born since 1919
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fatima ranks #702 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #330 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 38,945 born since 1919, peaking in the 2000s.
- #702 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #330 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 38,945
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
Fatima's 38,945 recorded births place it above 99.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Fatima compares
38,945 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fatima's all-time total is 104x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fatima | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 38,945 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,515 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fatima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fatima's full recorded timeline at 1976, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 1,515 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fatima popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 1,515
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Fatima popularity over time - boys
46 total births recorded since 1984 (Fatima as boys' name)
Fatima by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (13,601 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Fatima's strongest decade.
13,601 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Fatima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 22
1920s
22 births
- 1930s 62
1930s
62 births
- 1940s 125
1940s
125 births
- 1950s 281
1950s
281 births
- 1960s 565
1960s
565 births
- 1970s 1,484
1970s
1,484 births
- 1980s 2,433
1980s
2,433 births
- 1990s 4,434
1990s
4,434 births
- 2000s
2000s
13,601 births
- 2010s
2010s
10,495 births
- 2020s 5,437
2020s
5,437 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13,601 births (35% of all-time use).
How Fatima compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Fatima's total volume
Fatima by state
Where Fatima concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 9,164 | 23.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,155 | 13.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 4,226 | 10.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 2,267 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,582 | 4.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 1,318 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 1,068 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 972 | 2.5% |
9,164 of 38,945 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Fatima appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Fatima's data
- Fatima's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (13,601 total births) through the 2020s (5,437) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Fatimas (9,164 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fatima: 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 (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Fatima 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.