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Fatima

Fatima means “one who abstains” (Arabic origin). 38,901 US babies since 1940, peak 2007.

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What it means

“one who abstains”

ArabicWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2007

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38,901 US babies were named Fatima between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Fatima (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 86% of the family

  • Fatima 86%
  • Fatimah 8%
  • Fatema 2%
  • Fatma 2%
  • Fatuma 1%
  • Fatemah <1%
  • Faatimah <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2007)