Is Fatima a boy or girl name?
Fatima is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 972 girls and 0 boys were named Fatima, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 38,052 US babies named Fatima were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #316
- Babies named Fatima since 1919
- 38,052
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 1,517 babies
Boys and girls named Fatima, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 22 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 62 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 125 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 281 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 565 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,483 | 100% |
| 1980s | 11 | 2,432 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 12 | 4,433 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 23 | 13,601 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 10,492 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 4,504 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 972 | #316 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 895 | #344 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 905 | #352 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 824 | #378 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 908 | #342 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 980 | #327 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 916 | #345 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,037 | #314 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,068 | #306 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,042 | #312 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,013 | #331 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,037 | #309 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,057 | #303 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,129 | #281 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,213 | #272 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,198 | #275 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,391 | #249 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,955 | 1,512 | #234 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,515 | #228 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,422 | #236 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,389 | 1,198 | #273 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,354 | #241 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,747 | 1,288 | #246 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,117 | 1,407 | #227 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,316 | #242 |
| 1999 | 7 | #8,137 | 750 | #382 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 512 | #496 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 495 | #501 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 422 | #552 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 385 | #591 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 402 | #571 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 421 | #565 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 360 | #629 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 324 | #668 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,545 | 362 | #620 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,284 | 294 | #689 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 293 | #659 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 268 | #689 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 225 | #767 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 225 | #759 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,646 | 246 | #683 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 203 | #785 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 244 | #711 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 223 | #741 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 211 | #782 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 210 | #766 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 171 | #859 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 158 | #899 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 156 | #868 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 193 | #746 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 151 | #863 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 149 | #862 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,075 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,181 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,229 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,191 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,213 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,243 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,677 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,533 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,692 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,583 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,445 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,490 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,731 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,031 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,884 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,184 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,410 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,745 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,651 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,384 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,565 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,338 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,473 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,854 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,208 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,057 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,096 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,645 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,002 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,915 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,858 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,114 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,040 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,992 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,792 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,957 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,849 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,916 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,439 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,067 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,617 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,791 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,809 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,061 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,357 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,387 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,453 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Fatima reached #6,646 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #227 in 2001. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Fatima
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.