Girls' name · since 1991
Fatoumata
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 2,537 babies named Fatoumata, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,013 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,537
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,537 babies have been named Fatoumata since 1991, making it today's #2013 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fatoumata has been recorded 2,537 times among girls since 1991, currently ranked #2013 nationally and more common than 88% 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 1991 to 2025.
- #4,008 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,013 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,537 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fatoumata ranks #4,008 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,013 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,537 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,013 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,537
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Fatoumata's 2,537 recorded births place it above 94.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Fatoumata compares
2,537 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Fatoumata's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fatoumata | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,537 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 121 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fatoumata's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fatoumata's full recorded timeline at 2008, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 10 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 121 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fatoumata popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 121
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Fatoumata by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (826 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Fatoumata's strongest decade.
826 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Fatoumata births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 316
1990s
316 births
- 2000s
2000s
826 births
- 2010s
2010s
814 births
- 2020s
2020s
581 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 826 births (33% of all-time use).
How Fatoumata 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 Fatoumata's total volume
Fatoumata by state
Where Fatoumata concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,380 | 54.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 120 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 105 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 67 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 59 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Washington | | 20 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Texas | | 11 | 0.4% |
1,380 of 2,537 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Fatoumata appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Fatoumata's data
- Fatoumata's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (826 total births) through the 2020s (581) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Fatoumatas (1,380 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 Fatoumata: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Fatoumata 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.