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Fatoumata

Girl

Meaning of Fatoumata: Arabic: 'one who abstains'

Fatoumata is a girl's name most strongly associated with African naming. It has 9 letters and 4 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1956th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2000th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1956

95 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2000

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,537

First recorded 1991 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 17 babies1993: 26 babies1994: 25 babies1995: 38 babies1996: 44 babies1997: 36 babies1998: 58 babies1999: 62 babies2000: 72 babies20002001: 76 babies2002: 89 babies2003: 83 babies2004: 84 babies2005: 74 babies2006: 95 babies2007: 82 babies2008: 88 babies2009: 83 babies2010: 70 babies20102011: 104 babies2012: 77 babies2013: 82 babies2014: 86 babies2015: 73 babies2016: 94 babies2017: 72 babies2018: 79 babies2019: 77 babies2020: 83 babies20202021: 81 babies2022: 96 babies2023: 105 babies2024: 121 babies2025: 95 babies
US babies named Fatoumata per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 121.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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