Fatimah is a distinctive choice, ranked #329 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Fatimah in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#329
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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 fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Fatimah in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Fatimah
Fatimah Lateef — Fatimah binte Abdul Lateef is a Singaporean doctor specializing in emergency medicine and a former politician.
Fatimah bint Asad — 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 Jackson — Fatimah Linda Collier Jackson is an American biologist and anthropologist.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Fatimah
Unlikely. With around 131 UK babies named Fatimah per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Fatimah in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Fatimah has been fairly steady, ranked #329 in 2025 against #310 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #267 in 2017.
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 Jackson and Petty S. Fatimah. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
131
UK babies named Fatimah (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 19 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
Almost certainly the only Fatimah in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
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
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.
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.