Fatimah is a distinctive choice, ranked #363 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Fatimah in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#363
About the Name Fatimah
Fatimah is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 53 places over five years. Its high point was #267 in 2017, and it now sits at #363. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Fatimah 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 Fatimah
Unlikely. With around 120 UK babies named Fatimah per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Fatimah in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Fatimah has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 53 places in the last five years. Its peak was #267 in 2017. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Fatimah 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 Fatimah include: Fatimah Lateef — Fatimah binte Abdul Lateef is a Singaporean doctor specializing in emergency medicine and a former politician.; Fatimah Jackson — Fatimah Linda Collier Jackson is an American biologist and anthropologist.; Petty S. Fatimah — Petty Siti Fatimah is an Indonesian journalist who, since 2003, has served as editor-in-chief of the Indonesian women's magazine Femina..
Fatimah does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Fatimahs in the wild.
120
UK babies named Fatimah (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 53 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Fatimah
Likely around 1 other Fatimah in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Fatimah
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Fatimah binte Abdul Lateef is a Singaporean doctor specializing in emergency medicine and a former politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Geylang Serai ward of Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency between 2006 and 2020.
Fatima bint Asad (Arabic: فَاطِمَة بِنْت أَسَد Fāṭima bint ʾAsad c. 555–626 CE) was the wife of Abu Talib and the mother of their son Ali ibn Abi Talib.
Fatimah Linda Collier Jackson is an American biologist and anthropologist. She is a professor of biology at Howard University and Director of its Cobb Research Laboratory.
Sayyida Fatimah el-Sharif (Arabic: فاطمة الشريف), after marriage Fatimah as-Senussi, was Queen of Libya as the wife of King Idris from 1951 until the 1969 Libyan coup d'état.
Fāṭimah bint Muḥammad al-Taymī (Arabic: فاطمة بنت محمد التيمي) was the third influential wife of the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur. She was the mother of famous prince Sulayman.