Girls' name · since 1978
Fatma
Fatma has 835 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,504 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,025 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 835
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
835 babies have been named Fatma since 1978, making it today's #9025 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fatma has been recorded 835 times among girls since 1978, currently ranked #9025 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, 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 1978 to 2025.
- #8,504 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,025 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 835 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fatma ranks #8,504 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,025 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 835 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,504 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,025 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 835
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Fatma's 835 recorded births place it above 88.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Fatma compares
835 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Fatma's all-time total is 122% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fatma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 835 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fatma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fatma's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fatma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Fatma by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (259 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Fatma's strongest decade.
259 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Fatma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
170 births
- 2000s
2000s
259 births
- 2010s
2010s
255 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 259 births (31% of all-time use).
How Fatma 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 Fatma's total volume
Fatma by state
Where Fatma concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 46 | 5.5% |
| #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% |
46 of 835 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Fatma's data
- Fatma's decade-level peak was the 2000s (259 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Fatmas (46 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Fatma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Fatma 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.