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Fathima

Girl

Meaning of Fathima: Arabic & Persian: 'one who abstains'

Fathima is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 2253rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#2253

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

240

First recorded 1989 · peak 2006

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 7 babies2005: 10 babies2006: 17 babies2007: 10 babies2008: 9 babies2009: 15 babies2010: 10 babies20102011: 7 babies2012: 12 babies2013: 6 babies2014: 13 babies2015: 16 babies2016: 9 babies2017: 12 babies2018: 11 babies2019: 5 babies2020: 0 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 0 babies2023: 6 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Fathima per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 17.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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