US rank #9718 Girls' name Peak 2014 824 births

Fatma — #9718 US girls' name

824 babies named Fatma in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s641990s1702000s2592010s2552020s65
#9718
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 45% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Fatma was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

35 babies were named Fatma in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fatma

The Social Security Administration has registered 824 babies named Fatma between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fatma currently holds the #9718 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fatma performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 259 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Fatma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Fatma in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fatma 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 824 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.

Fatma at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

824

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2014

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,718

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Fatma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
35
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Fatma by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
259 births that decade — 31% of Fatma's all-time total
1970s111980s641990s1702000s2592010s2552020s65

Fatma by state

Where Fatma concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Fatma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
46 5.6%
#2 Michigan
25 3.0%
#3 Texas
6 0.7%
#4 California
5 0.6%
#5 New Jersey
5 0.6%
#6 Ohio
5 0.6%
New York share of Fatma's total US births 5.6%
Even split

46 of 824 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fatma?
824 babies have been named Fatma since 1978. It currently ranks #9718 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 35 births.
When was Fatma most popular?
Fatma was most popular in the 2000s decade with 259 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Fatma most popular?
The top states for the name Fatma are New York (46 births), Michigan (25 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Fatma been used?
Fatma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Fatma?
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.

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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, 1978–2024 (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.