Fatima sits comfortably in the UK charts at #76 in 2024 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2024
#76
US Rank #316
About the Name Fatima
2024 marks Fatima's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #76. The name has climbed 28 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has broken into the UK top 100 on 3 occasions, signalling genuine mainstream interest.
Fatima is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #316 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Fatima
Unlikely. With around 619 UK babies named Fatima per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Fatima in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Fatima is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 28 places over the last five years to #76 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Fatima is more popular in the UK (#76) than in the US (#316). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Fatima include: Fatima Payman — Fatima Payman is an Afghan-born Australian politician who has served as a senator for Western Australia since 2022, first for the Labor Party and then as an...; Fatima Tihihit — Fatima Banou, also known as Raissa Tihihit Mzzin (Little Tihihit), is a Moroccan singer in the Amazigh Tachelhit dialect.; Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi — Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi was the third wife of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and inaugural president of the United Arab Emirates....
Fatima appears in the US top 500 at #316 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
619
UK babies named Fatima (2024)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.3
In a school of 600
↑ 28 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Fatima
Likely around 1 other Fatima in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Fatima
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Fatima Payman is an Afghan-born Australian politician who has served as a senator for Western Australia since 2022, first for the Labor Party and then as an independent, before launching her own political party − Australia's Voice − in October 2024. Payman was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and migrated to Perth with her family in 2003.
Fatima Jinnah was a Pakistani politician, stateswoman, author, and activist. She was the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder and first governor-general of Pakistan.
Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi was the third wife of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and inaugural president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). She is referred to as the mother to the UAE and as the "Mother of the Nation".
Fatima bint Muhammad al-Fihriya al-Qurashiyya (Arabic: فاطمة بنت محمد الفهرية القرشية), known in shorter form as Fatima al-Fihriya or Fatima al-Fihri, was an Arab woman who is credited with founding the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque in 857–859 CE in Fez, Morocco. She is also known as Umm al-Banīn ("Mother of the Children").
The Fatima Masumeh Shrine (Persian: حرم فاطمه معصومه, IPA: [hæˈɾæme fɒːteˈmeje mæʔsuːˈme]; Arabic: العتبة الفاطمية) is the mausoleum of Fatima bint Musa, located in Qom, Iran. Qom is considered one of the holiest cities in Shia Islam along with Najaf, Karbala, Mashhad, Samarra, Kadhimiya, and Kufa.
Burial of Fatima is about the secret burial and the uncertainty in the resting place of Fatima, daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and wife of Ali, the fourth caliph after Muhammad and the first Shia Imam. Fatima died in 11 AH (632 CE), within six months of Muhammad's death, perhaps from her injuries.
Fatima Shah was a Pakistani physician, social worker and advocate for the blind in Pakistan. She was the founder of the Pakistan Association of the Blind (PAB) and one of the founding members of the All Pakistan Women's Association.