Unisex name · since 1980

Fatin

59 babies named Fatin in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#33,035 of 72,339
all-time among girls
59
born since 1980
1980s
peak decade

Fatin sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 59 recorded since 1980.

Fatin has 59 recorded births among girls since 1980, 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 1980 to 2012.

  • #33,035 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 59 born since 1980
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fatin ranks #33,035 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.

#33,035 of 72,339
all-time among girls
59
born since 1980
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Fatin's 59 recorded births place it above 54.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Fatin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Fatin's full recorded timeline at 1991, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Fatin popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1999)
7
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19801984198519861989199119921995199920032012 5

Fatin popularity over time - boys

10 total births recorded since 1994 (Fatin as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 19942013 5

Fatin by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (27 births, 46% of the file).

1980s was Fatin's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Fatin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 27 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fatin?
Since 1980, Social Security records show 59 babies named Fatin. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #33,035 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2012. Its busiest year on record was 1999, with 7 births.
Where does Fatin sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fatin ranks #33,035 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Fatin most popular?
Fatin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Is Fatin a unisex name?
Yes, Fatin is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 59 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Fatin been used?
The SSA has tracked Fatin since 1980 -- 33 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Fatin?
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 Fatin's data

  • Fatin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Fatin

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Fatin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1980–2012 (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 Fatin 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.