Fatima

First Name
32k
in the U.S.
since 1880

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2k
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Origin and Meaning of Fatima

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Arabic

70%

Latin

10%

Muslim

10%

Urdu,Indian

10%

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According to a user from India, the name Fatima is of Unknown origin and means "Daughter of the prophet of Allah".
A user from Canada says the name Fatima is of Arabic origin and means "Gift or god".
A submission from South Africa says the name Fatima means "Precious" and is of Latin origin.
A user from Canada says the name Fatima is of Arabic origin and means "The Prophet Muhammads daughter, peace, beautiful, loving".
A submission from Qatar says the name Fatima means "The prophets daughter" and is of Arabic origin.

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Youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632)
Synonyms: fatimah

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(Islam) A daughter of the prophet Muhammad, the wife of Ali.
A female given name used by Muslims.

Notable Persons Named Fatima

Fatima Sana Shaikh

Fatima Sana Shaikh is an actress. She has had major accomplishments since 1997.

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Nargis

Nargis was an actress. Her career lasted from 1935 to 1935. Nargis was given the name Fatima Rashid by her parent Jaddanbai on June 1st, 1929 in Kolkata. Nargis is also known as Nargis Dutt. She breathed her last breath on May 3rd, 1981.

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Om Kolthoum

Om Kolthoum was a musician. Her career lasted from 1924 to 1973. Om was given the name Fatima Ibrahim on December 31st, 1898 in Tamay Ez-Zahayra, El Senbellawein, Dakahlia Governorate, Khedivate of Egypt, Ottoman Empire. Om is also known as Oum Kalthoum, Om Kalsoum, Om Koulsum, Om Kalthoum, Oumme Kalsoum, Umm Kolthoum, Om Koultoum, Ummi Kultsum, Ummi Kaltsum, Umi Kulsum, and Umi Kalsum. She died on February 3rd, 1975.

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Fatima Jinnah

Fatima Jinnah was a dentist. Fatima was given the name Fatima Ali Jinnah on July 31st, 1893 in Karachi. She breathed her last breath on July 9th, 1967.

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Fatima Bhutto

Fatima Bhutto is a writer, columnist, and journalist. Fatima was born Fatima Bhutto on May 29th, 1982 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi

She holds the title Sheikha. Fatima was born in Al Hayer, Al Ain.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Fatima

Shiza Fatima

Shiza Fatima is a Member of Parliament and National Assembly of Pakistan. They have been prominent since 2013.

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Syeda Ghulam Fatima

Syeda Ghulam Fatima is an activist, general secretary 'bonded labour liberation front pakistan', and general secretary 'bonded labour liberation front pakistan' (bllf). Syeda was born in Pakistan.

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Suzain Fatima

Suzain Fatima is a model and actress. Suzain was born on November 16th, 1986 in Karachi, Pakistan.

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Fatima

Fatima is a musician. Her career lasted from 1940 to 2000. Fatima was given the name Fatima Ahemd Ibrahim in 1933 in Sudan.

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Sharifa Fatima

Sharifa is also known as Fatima bint al-Hassan.

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Altaf Fatima

Altaf Fatima is a novelist. Altaf was born in Lucknow.

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1919	6	6	0
1921	5	5	0
1924	5	5	0
1927	5	5	0
1929	7	7	0
1930	7	7	0
1931	7	7	0
1932	6	6	0
1933	5	5	0
1935	6	6	0
1936	6	6	0
1937	6	6	0
1938	10	10	0
1939	9	9	0
1940	9	9	0
1941	6	6	0
1942	5	5	0
1943	11	11	0
1944	10	10	0
1945	12	12	0
1946	11	11	0
1947	23	23	0
1948	11	11	0
1949	27	27	0
1950	17	17	0
1951	19	19	0
1952	38	38	0
1953	20	20	0
1954	38	38	0
1955	36	36	0
1956	22	22	0
1957	26	26	0
1958	34	34	0
1959	31	31	0
1960	43	43	0
1961	24	24	0
1962	59	59	0
1963	50	50	0
1964	47	47	0
1965	52	52	0
1966	45	45	0
1967	74	74	0
1968	81	81	0
1969	88	88	0
1970	91	91	0
1971	96	96	0
1972	108	108	0
1973	149	149	0
1974	151	151	0
1975	193	193	0
1976	156	156	0
1977	158	158	0
1978	171	171	0
1979	210	210	0
1980	210	210	0
1981	222	222	0
1982	247	247	0
1983	203	203	0
1984	251	246	5
1985	224	224	0
1986	224	224	0
1987	267	267	0
1988	293	293	0
1989	300	294	6
1990	366	361	5
1991	323	323	0
1992	361	361	0
1993	420	420	0
1994	400	400	0
1995	385	385	0
1996	422	422	0
1997	495	495	0
1998	511	511	0
1999	757	750	7
2000	1,315	1,315	0
2001	1,409	1,404	5
2002	1,295	1,288	7
2003	1,354	1,354	0
2004	1,204	1,198	6
2005	1,422	1,422	0
2006	1,515	1,515	0
2007	1,517	1,512	5
2008	1,391	1,391	0
2009	1,197	1,197	0
2010	1,213	1,213	0
2011	1,129	1,129	0
2012	1,057	1,057	0
2013	1,037	1,037	0
2014	1,012	1,012	0
2015	1,042	1,042	0
2016	1,064	1,064	0
2017	1,031	1,031	0

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Fatima	U.S.
█	White	3.85%	64.26%
█	African American	0.00%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	91.65%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.00%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	1.37%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	1.70%	16.26%

Of Last Name Fatima

People with the last name Fatima are most frequently Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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#65 Unique Girl Names
How Popular is the name Fatima? Fatima is the 1,342^nd most popular name of all time. As a last name Fatima was the 15,959^th most popular name in 2010.
How many people with the first name Fatima have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 31,627 babies born with the first name Fatima in the United States. That's more than enough people named Fatima to occupy the territory of Gibraltar (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 29,441 (as of July 1, 2010).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Fatima? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1919 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
When was Fatima first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Fatima is Wednesday, November 28th, 1877.
What year had the most people named Fatima born? The highest recorded use of the first name Fatima was in 2006 with a total of 1,515 babies. That's a lot of babies named Fatima!
Random Fatima Factoid: According to the 2006 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Fatima ranks 99^th in popularity as a baby girl's name in California. Imagine that, 467 babies in California have the same name as you in 2006.
Weird things about the name Fatima: Your name in reverse order is Amitaf. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Afmait. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Fatima? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,820 people with the last name Fatima.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Fatima? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Fatima as their last name since less than 1 person in 161k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!