Fatima

Meaning and origin of Fatima

Popularity of Fatima in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2024.
• Over recent years, Fatima has been stable (+3.9% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Fatima every 5.7 schools, all spellings combined.

Fatima in English-speaking countries

Fatima ranks 81^st in England and Wales, 92^nd in Ontario (Canada) and 170^th in Scotland, against 108^th in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  81^st girls’ name1,767 babies in 3 years1 girl in 435+6.5% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  92^nd girls’ name305 babies in 3 years1 girl in 507+3.1% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  170^th girls’ name72 babies in 3 years1 girl in 755+13.2% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  226^th girls’ name56 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,158

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  330^th girls’ name2,800 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,726+0.6% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  545^th girls’ name16 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,481

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  414^th girls’ name7 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,216

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  531^st girls’ name10 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,199

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Fatimah (in French)40
• Fatyma15
• Fathima10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Fatima

• Aïcha
• Mariam
• Amira
• Maryam
• Amina
• Assia
• Khadija
• Fatoumata
• Neyla
• Leïla
• Naïla
• Alia

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin