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Fatima

Say it FAT-ih-muh

Arabic origin to wean 3 syllables

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Where Fatima is loved, common and rare

Common across Spain, Ontario, England and Wales and two more places. Rare in six German cities, France, Sweden and nine more places.

1 in 424 girls born in England and Wales in 2025

Every place

In 23 of the 40 official lists, among them Catalonia (66th), Ontario (72nd) and England and Wales (79th).

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PlaceRankGirlsShare
Catalonia region as Fàtima66th 2025671 in 288
Ontario province72nd 2024127about 1 in 429
England and Wales79th 20255981 in 424
Italy99th 20243111 in 576
Spain100th 2024263rank only
Berlin city112th 202328about 1 in 518
France116th 20254451 in 644
Sweden134th 202569about 1 in 582
Austria145th 2025431 in 831
Munich city156th 20258about 1 in 524
Scotland157th 2025261 in 688
Quebec province171st 202533about 1 in 788
Cologne city183rd 20238about 1 in 768
Ireland196th 2025221 in 960
The Netherlands261st 202556about 1 in 1,090
Norway315th 2025111 in 1,981
British Columbia province400th 20238about 1 in 1,495
Switzerland424th 2025161 in 2,125
Poland427th 202561 in 19,965
Moscow city Фатима58th 2025213rank only
Rostock city166th 20251about 1 in 985
Bonn city249th 20252about 1 in 1,508
Leipzig city344th 20251about 1 in 2,624

Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.

Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).

Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.

Moscow publishes names in Cyrillic. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.

Sources: Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) (Spain); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Moscow Civil Registry Office (ZAGS), data.mos.ru (Moscow); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig). How we count, and every source

About the name

Fatima is an Arabic name built on the root f-t-m, which carries the sense 'to wean'. Some Shia tradition also links the name with Fatir, 'creator', one of the names of God. It is used by Muslims, and also by Catholics in honour of Our Lady of Fatima, so it belongs to two faiths at once.

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In English it is usually said FAT-ih-muh, with three syllables and the stress at the start. Fatimah and Fathima are common alternative spellings, while Fatma, Fatemeh and Fatuma are forms used in other languages.

The name is spread unusually widely. It ranks inside the top 100 in Ontario, England and Wales, Catalonia and Italy, and it is also used in Scotland and across Spain. In France it has been in use for generations and reached its highest point in 2024, and it is rising in more places than it is falling.

Meaning, origin, pronunciation

Pronounced
FAT-ih-muh, 3 syllables
Meaning
to wean
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
  • Fatma
  • Fatuma
  • Fatemeh
  • Fatina
  • Fathima
  • Fatimah
  • Fatimih
  • Fatimata
  • Fadime

Counted together here: Fàtima.

Etymology

From Arabic Fatima, from the root f-t-m (lit. 'to wean'). Shia sources also associate the name with Fatir ('creator', a name of God). Used by Muslims and by Catholics in honour of Our Lady of Fatima.

From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.

Over time

Over five years: rising in 10 of 21 regions, falling in 5.

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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.

Catalonia 104th 1997 to 66th 2025
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Ontario 221st 1996 to 72nd 2024
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England and Wales 253rd 1996 to 79th 2025
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Italy 220th 1999 to 99th 2024
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Berlin 123rd 2012 to 112th 2023
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France 228th 1996 to 116th 2025
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Ten years of ranks

Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.

Region2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
England and Wales12211012110810413099857679
Scotland262304234258313245179173184157
Northern Ireland434397227
Ireland236471211395315270237221275196
Ontario12410411613910513411311172
British Columbia520515358425400
South Australia324272
Quebec287157223198279281160156168171
France1411361331291301301149992116
The Netherlands220272240301288291297204261
Austria160182141248206339269204143145
Switzerland406427534281473425393546376424
Berlin104101112104121125122112
Munich151178196227172170156
Cologne192125171139432223213183
Bonn22083134371117186117136362249
Leipzig19219393113191132112215357344
Rostock28322899126187174166
Norway131135199166151221233158179315
Sweden143126126133170171173123179134
Spain9495938296949594100
Catalonia87836663687460496766
Italy928789938689879099
Poland569400332603445531478457292427
Moscow5447495158

England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

YearRankGirlsper 100,000 girls
202579598236.1
202476619239.9
202385550214.4
202299497188.6
2021130397144.9
2020104483179.9
2019108472168.5
2018121449155.8
2017110499166.8
2016122479156.0
2015118495160.7
2014102562183.3
2013112484156.9
2012113506157.1
2011122479149.1
2010136426132.7
2009134410130.8
2008121424134.3
2007139387126.4
2006160331110.6
2005167305105.8
200417428499.3
200317727598.7
200219322383.4
200121818569.0
200021020273.9
199923617361.4
199823917159.1
199721919265.5
199625315351.7

Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.

France since 1925

Half of the babies named Fatima in France since 1925 were born in or after 1983. First recorded in 1931. Her peak year there: 2024, at 185.6 per 100,000 girls.

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Babies named Fatima per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 2024 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.

Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.

Sister names for Fatima

  1. 1 in 1,408 in Ireland

  2. 1 in 1,193 in Scotland

  3. 1 in 660 in Ireland

  4. 1 in 1,118 in Scotland

  5. 1 in 1,174 in Ireland

  6. 1 in 1,118 in Scotland

  7. 1 in 2,347 in Ireland

  8. 1 in 1,064 in England and Wales

  9. 1 in 636 in England and Wales

  10. 1 in 1,278 in Scotland

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Middle names for Fatima

  1. 1 in 107 in Northern Ireland

  2. 1 in 86 in Ireland

  3. 1 in 57 in Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 71 in Scotland

  5. 1 in 102 in Ireland

  6. 1 in 132 in Northern Ireland

  7. 1 in 214 in Northern Ireland

  8. 1 in 173 in Northern Ireland

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Same style as Fatima

Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.

  1. 1 in 1,415 in England and Wales

  2. 1 in 1,921 in Ireland

  3. 1 in 606 in England and Wales

  4. 1 in 1,193 in Scotland

  5. 1 in 2,236 in Scotland

  6. 1 in 636 in England and Wales

  7. 1 in 1,278 in Scotland

  8. 1 in 1,174 in Ireland

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Famous people named Fatima

Fatima, Fatima Jinnah, Fatima al-Fihriya, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Fatima Whitbread, Fatima Bhutto, Fatima Meer and Fatima bint Musa.

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People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.

Questions about Fatima

5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.

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How popular is Fatima?

Her best rank is No. 66 in Catalonia in 2025, about 1 in 288 girls. She is in the published lists of 23 of our 40 regions.

What does Fatima mean?

Wiktionary glosses Fatima as "to wean".

How do you pronounce Fatima?

FAT-ih-muh, with 3 syllables.

Is Fatima getting more popular?

Over five years: rising in 10 of 21 regions, falling in 5.

Which sister names go with Fatima?

The deck's top five sisters for Fatima: Nadia, Leila, Alexandra, Astrid and Celine. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.

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