Recorded 1989–2003 Girls' name Peak 1997 36 births

Fatme — girls' name

36 babies named Fatme in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s202000s10
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Fatme was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

8 babies were named Fatme in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fatme

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Fatme between 1989 and 2003, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fatme currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fatme performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Fatme shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Fatme in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fatme 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 36 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.

Fatme at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

36

Since 1989

15 years of records

Peak year

1997

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1989

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2003

Fatme popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1989

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1997)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
456789 200320011997199519941989 6

Fatme by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
20 births that decade — 56% of Fatme's all-time total
1980s61990s202000s10

Fatme by state

Where Fatme concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Fatme
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
17 47.2%
Michigan share of Fatme's total US births 47.2%

17 of 36 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fatme?
36 babies have been named Fatme since 1989. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1997 with 8 births.
When was Fatme most popular?
Fatme was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Fatme most popular?
The top states for the name Fatme are Michigan (17 births).
How long has the name Fatme been used?
Fatme has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 15 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Fatme?
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.

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, 1989–2003 (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.