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Fatema

Girl

Meaning of Fatema: Arabic: 'one who abstains'

Fatema is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 6060th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1262nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6060

18 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1262

26 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

903

First recorded 1970 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 12 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 12 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 16 babies19901991: 22 babies1992: 19 babies1993: 19 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 16 babies1997: 20 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 21 babies2000: 21 babies20002001: 26 babies2002: 23 babies2003: 25 babies2004: 27 babies2005: 20 babies2006: 22 babies2007: 14 babies2008: 13 babies2009: 29 babies2010: 22 babies20102011: 27 babies2012: 29 babies2013: 18 babies2014: 20 babies2015: 26 babies2016: 21 babies2017: 18 babies2018: 16 babies2019: 15 babies2020: 17 babies20202021: 24 babies2022: 19 babies2023: 31 babies2024: 19 babies2025: 18 babies
US babies named Fatema per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 31.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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