Is Fatimah a boy or girl name?

Fatimah is a girl’s name. Of the 3,700 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Fatimah

Recorded 1959–2025 · United States

Fatimah was most popular in 2020, when 129 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,936 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,773, with 91 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,700 people named Fatimah.

Fatimah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Fatimah’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Fatimah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Fatimah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,700 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Fatimah

Where Fatimah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org