Fatimah

Meaning: One who weans or abstains
Origin: Arabic — Variant of Fatima

Girl's name · #2070 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Fatimah reached its best rank, #1588, in 1982 and ranked #2070 in 2025. Roughly 3,700 girls have been named Fatimah since 1959.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#329 in England & Wales (2025) · #359 in Scotland (2025) · #834 in Canada (2025) · #1,004 in Sweden (2025) · #1,936 in Italy (2024) · #1,960 in France (2025) · #856 in Ireland (2023) · #2,483 in Austria (2021) · #5,118 in Ecuador (1998).

Famous Fatimahs

Fatimah bint Asad — Companion and aunt of Muhammad (568–625)
Fatimah el-Sharif — Queen consort of Libya (1911–2009)
Fatimah Abdullah — Malaysian politician (born 1957)
Fatimah bint al-Khattab — Sister of the 2nd caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab
Fatimah Hashim — Malaysian politician (1924–2010)

What Fatimahs become

Among 88 notable people named Fatimah:

Political leaders appear 2.87× more often than among typical names — e.g. Fatimah Hashim, Malaysian politician (1924–2010).

Spellings & nicknames

Fatimah is the less common spelling of Fatima — about 9% of babies given the name are written this way; Fatima itself ranked #330 in 2025.

Similar names: Fatima · Sunni · Fallon · Aleyah · Reem · Farah

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