Fatema is a distinctive choice, ranked #1262 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Fatema in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1262
About the Name Fatema
Fatema is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 584 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #840 in 2004 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Fatema is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Fatema
Unlikely. With around 26 UK babies named Fatema per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Fatema in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Fatema is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 584 places over the last five years to #1262 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Fatema is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Fatema include: Fatema Akbari — Fatema Akbari is an Afghan and ethnic Hazara entrepreneur and women's rights advocate who is the founder of the Gulistan Sadaqat Company and non-governmental...; Fatema Al Harbi — Fatema Al Harbi is a Bahraini author, peace activist, former civil servant, and the Director of Gulf Affairs at the UAE-based Israeli-founded organization...; Fatema Hameed Gerashi — Fatema Abdul Majeed Hameed Gerashi is a Bahraini swimmer..
Fatema does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Fatemas in the wild.
26
UK babies named Fatema (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 584 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Fatema
Likely around 1 other Fatema in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Fatema
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Fatema Akbari is an Afghan and ethnic Hazara entrepreneur and women's rights advocate who is the founder of the Gulistan Sadaqat Company and non-governmental organization the Women Affairs Council. In 2011, she received the 10,000 Women Entrepreneurial Achievement Award.
Fatema Al Harbi is a Bahraini author, peace activist, former civil servant, and the Director of Gulf Affairs at the UAE-based Israeli-founded organization Sharaka, and CEO of the organization's Bahrain branch. She is also a One Young World/European Commission peace ambassador.
Fatema Begum is a retired Additional Inspector General of Bangladesh Police, second highest rank, and the first woman to join the police as a cadre officer of the Bangladesh Civil Service. Begum is a director of Bangladesh Finance.
Fatema Tuzzahura (Bengali: ফাতেমা তুজ্জহুরা) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent member of parliament from Reserved women's seat-21.
Fatema Zohora Rani (Bengali: ফাতেমা জোহরা রাণী) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved seat.