Is Fatimah a boy or girl name?
Fatimah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 80 girls and 0 boys were named Fatimah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,608 US babies named Fatimah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,305
- Babies named Fatimah since 1959
- 3,608
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 129 babies
Boys and girls named Fatimah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 55 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 247 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 539 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 551 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 662 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,019 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 529 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,305 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,937 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,733 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,983 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,615 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,852 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,835 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,805 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,789 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,898 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,911 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,068 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,975 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,199 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,411 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,576 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,280 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,578 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,029 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,977 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,566 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,247 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,652 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,781 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,245 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,376 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,290 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,631 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,640 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,598 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,477 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,926 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,015 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,802 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,443 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,538 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,280 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,997 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,129 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,504 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,059 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,972 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,588 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,702 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,870 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,031 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,921 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,317 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,501 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,700 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,910 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,210 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,765 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,728 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,383 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,148 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,821 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,640 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,435 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,600 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,078 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,489 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,088 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,773 |
Highest rank
Fatimah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,588 in 1982. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Fatimah
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.