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The baby name Fatima is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic (approx.): /faːˈtˤi.ma/ (Fāṭimah),Common English: /fəˈtiːmə/ (fuh-TEE-muh),Alternate English: /ˈfætɪmə/ (FAT-ih-ma) or FAH-TEE-ma.

Fatima is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: Arabic (approx.): /faːˈtˤi.ma/ (Fāṭimah),Common English: /fəˈtiːmə/ (fuh-TEE-muh),Alternate English: /ˈfætɪmə/ (FAT-ih-ma) or FAH-TEE-ma

What is the meaning of the name Fatima ?

The baby name Fatima is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic (approx.): /faːˈtˤi.ma/ (Fāṭimah),Common English: /fəˈtiːmə/ (fuh-TEE-muh),Alternate English: /ˈfætɪmə/ (FAT-ih-ma) or FAH-TEE-ma.

Fatima is Arabic in Origin.

Fatima is the Anglicized form of Arabic Fāṭimah (فاطمة), from the Semitic root f-ṭ-m “to wean, to abstain.” It is interpreted as “one who weans” or “she who abstains,” evoking both nurturing and self-restraint; through the epithet al-Zahrāʾ (“the radiant”), it also carries associations of purity and light. The name entered global circulation early in Islamic history and remains one of the most revered female names in Muslim communities.

Usage radiated across languages and cultures: Fatimah (standard transliteration), Fatma (Turkish and Arabic), Fatema/Fateema/Fathima (South Asia), Fatemeh (Persian), Fátima (Iberian), Fatimé (Francophone), and Fadma (Berber). Diminutives include Fati, Tima, and Turkish Fatoş. Beyond the Muslim world, the 1917 Marian apparitions at Fátima, Portugal - named after a medieval Moorish princess - sparked wide Catholic adoption in Portugal, Spain, Latin America, and Lusophone Africa. Today Fatima retains cross-cultural resonance, blending sacred heritage with accessible, melodic form.

Fatima has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Fatima

Fatima Jinnah Politician · Born 1893 · Pakistan Fatima Jinnah was best known as a leading Pakistani politician and activist, and as the sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. She was also an author and public figure who played an important role in the country’s early political life. Fatima Sana Shaikh Actor · Born 1992 · India Fatima Sana Shaikh is an Indian actress best known for her role in the Hindi film Dangal. She works mainly in Hindi cinema and began acting as a child artist in films like Chachi 420 and One 2 Ka 4. Fátima Ptacek Actor · Born 2000 · United States Fátima Ptacek is an American actress best known for her role as the voice of Dora in the animated series 'Dora the Explorer'. She has also appeared in the Oscar-winning short film 'Curfew'.
Fafá de Belém Actor · Born 1956 · Portugal Fafá de Belém is a celebrated Brazilian singer, widely known as one of the great voices of Música Popular Brasileira (MPB). Born Maria de Fátima Palha de Figueiredo in Belém, Pará, on August 9, 1956, she took her stage name from her hometown and is especially associated with songs like "Nuvem de Lágrimas," "Sob Medida," and "Dentro de Mim Mora um Anjo."

Fatima – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
AE Girls 0 #2 5,862 20,968
QA Girls 0 #2 1,494 15,378
SD Girls 0 #2 5,665 7,678
LB 0 #6 10,513 13,263
SA Girls 0 #6 11,632 25,931
KW Girls 0 #7 2,972 19,177
NG Girls 0 #7 15,582 15,093
BH 0 #8 5,053 17,937
MA 0 #8 137,837 20,986
FJ Girls 0 #9 1 583
IQ Girls 0 #9 6,794 11,303
OM Girls 0 #10 1,399 15,987
AF Girls 0 #11 182 2,402
SV 0 #11 1 283
LU Girls 0 #14 332 4,850
SV Girls 0 #15 4 458
ET Girls 0 #16 1 372
JO Girls 0 #19 2,282 7,570
SD 0 #20 123 2,130
HN 0 #21 2 704
LY 0 #21 2,963 12,703
BR Girls 0 #25 12,016 12,708
MV Girls 0 #25 11 2,021
TM Girls 0 #27 9 574
SV Boys 0 #28 1 352
PT Girls 0 #29 6,194 7,952
IQ 0 #30 149 3,533
MU Girls 0 #30 1,389 8,539
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
HN Girls 0 #32 7 884
NA 0 #32 2 2,537
AZ Girls 0 #35 42 1,051
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
SY 0 #40 5,866 11,684
AZ 0 #42 2 706
AE 0 #43 156 10,220
AO Girls 0 #43 253 4,575
GE 0 #43 2 997
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
NG 0 #43 309 5,926
CM 0 #44 12 2,592
AF 0 #48 29 1,883
MO 0 #48 5 2,706
QA 0 #51 50 7,011
DZ 0 #53 14,767 20,130
LU 0 #53 14 2,830
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
OM 0 #58 60 6,215
AO 0 #59 18 2,729
KW 0 #59 58 5,216
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
PH 0 #65 32 5,607
PS Girls 0 #66 1,292 10,981
IN 0 #70 2 2,963
SA 0 #70 305 10,560
JP 0 #74 4 4,057
KZ 0 #74 17 1,452
YE 0 #76 723 8,639
JO 0 #79 62 2,158
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
GE Girls 0 #81 24 1,564
RS 0 #81 4 923
CN 0 #85 2 3,857
MU 0 #85 57 3,613
KZ Girls 0 #86 584 5,862
Spain Girls 0 #88 9,288 5,561
BD Girls 0 #91 527 8,413
Canada Girls 2024 #94 246 2,795
BN Girls 0 #96 11 5,459
RS Girls 0 #99 37 1,651
MX Girls 0 #100 9,305 17,781
Belgium Girls 2024 #101 86 424
ID Girls 0 #101 2 3,319
EC 0 #102 14 2,502
PT 0 #102 242 4,161
RU Girls 0 #102 1,575 11,913
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
PA 0 #106 25 3,797
CY Girls 0 #107 15 3,755
HU 0 #112 4 1,675
France Girls 2021 #116 452 3,185
Norway Girls 2025 #116 11 453
Switzerland Girls 2024 #118 18 1,786
IR Girls 0 #118 959 8,334
DK Girls 0 #120 304 7,429
EC Girls 0 #120 136 3,650
PH Girls 0 #121 344 13,098
BW Girls 0 #124 25 4,216
BR 0 #125 287 5,969
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
Sweden Girls 2022 #128 54 1,568
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
GR 0 #132 4 3,911
BO Girls 0 #133 1,339 9,488
EG Girls 0 #133 5,285 14,742
MT Girls 0 #138 14 3,773
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
GH Girls 0 #143 262 6,973
CM Girls 0 #148 786 11,671
SI Girls 0 #149 26 2,769
BW Boys 0 #152 3 4,685
RS Boys 0 #153 2 2,277
BD 0 #154 75 5,992
IL Girls 0 #154 937 11,648
ZA Girls 0 #155 3,635 25,928
CR 0 #161 5 5,526
NL Girls 0 #162 2,438 5,933
PA Girls 0 #162 481 9,861
PR Girls 0 #162 6 3,171
RU 0 #164 26 3,641
DK 0 #171 33 5,198
PS 0 #173 46 5,692
NA Girls 0 #175 50 7,146
UY 0 #176 7 2,477
AR 0 #177 10 2,915
GH 0 #177 67 5,396
GR Girls 0 #179 64 6,293
HR 0 #179 3 2,081
JP Girls 0 #183 63 6,592
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
MO Girls 0 #188 64 7,056
UY Girls 0 #189 569 6,731
Spain 0 #191 354 2,326
HU Girls 0 #194 30 3,308
LT Girls 0 #195 6 1,904
ZA 0 #195 265 14,421
Austria 0 #201 13 850
MX 0 #202 238 8,339
BG Girls 0 #207 17 3,559
GT Girls 0 #210 401 7,500
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
PL 0 #211 2 2,600
IT Girls 0 #213 9,358 9,415
IR 0 #216 14 4,221
LU Boys 0 #216 5 4,970
PE Girls 0 #216 2,139 14,861
AL Girls 0 #223 5 4,141
EG 0 #224 220 6,387
MO Boys 0 #233 2 5,842
Austria Girls 0 #237 221 1,885
GT 0 #240 75 5,948
BO 0 #242 142 6,868
TN 0 #242 1,671 13,765
IL 0 #244 31 6,291
PE 0 #244 67 6,350
AO Boys 0 #246 4 5,568
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
AR Girls 0 #248 636 8,289
HR Girls 0 #252 38 3,687
Finland Girls 0 #254 161 1,368
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
AF Boys 0 #258 13 3,535
CR Girls 0 #262 334 11,342
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
SG 0 #275 8 11,010
TW Girls 0 #281 9 8,139
United States Girls 2024 #282 972 8,487
KZ Boys 0 #290 7 6,578
Germany Girls 0 #291 988 4,949
NL 0 #300 92 2,481
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
CN Girls 0 #303 47 8,829
MY 0 #315 16 12,352
IN Girls 0 #328 346 13,121
PL Girls 0 #328 27 5,096
PT Boys 0 #328 40 7,951
CZ Girls 0 #329 13 5,378
DK Boys 0 #330 3 7,401
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
JO Boys 0 #337 41 7,057
SD Boys 0 #342 104 10,523
MU Boys 0 #345 13 8,477
HK 0 #350 8 8,483
GH Boys 0 #354 8 8,138
PH Boys 0 #372 12 11,440
Germany 0 #384 54 2,542
CL 0 #399 13 6,867
UY Boys 0 #409 5 5,922
Finland Boys 0 #418 10 2,041
Finland Girls 2026 #431 463 3,895
IQ Boys 0 #436 246 13,071
AR Boys 0 #454 14 7,628
CO 0 #454 27 7,768
RU Boys 0 #472 34 12,621
SG Girls 0 #475 112 18,916
CR Boys 0 #476 12 10,188
IT 0 #477 252 4,183
GT Boys 0 #494 6 7,625
PA Boys 0 #499 7 9,305
CM Boys 0 #511 40 12,054
IR Boys 0 #515 38 10,162
HK Girls 0 #522 94 16,104
PS Boys 0 #533 16 10,655
TR 0 #544 1,626 19,440
BD Boys 0 #553 24 10,045
HK Boys 0 #553 5 12,905
CL Girls 0 #561 312 14,098
MY Girls 0 #561 482 24,821
BO Boys 0 #577 16 9,244
CO Girls 0 #590 640 16,140
IL Boys 0 #595 13 10,983
NG Boys 0 #600 412 16,906
BR Boys 0 #613 140 12,213
KW Boys 0 #633 137 18,755
QA Boys 0 #652 56 18,093
CL Boys 0 #692 9 13,390
EG Boys 0 #730 157 15,035
Spain Boys 0 #766 166 5,610
OM Boys 0 #785 97 17,948
PE Boys 0 #840 39 14,506
United States Boys 2007 #867 5 7,493
MX Boys 0 #888 95 16,355
AE Boys 0 #891 202 22,615
NL Boys 0 #909 43 5,873
CO Boys 0 #910 11 15,656
Germany Boys 0 #940 13 5,697
IN Boys 0 #988 14 16,750
SA Boys 0 #996 726 28,008
ZA Boys 0 #1,076 103 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,097 15 25,439
IT Boys 0 #1,279 193 10,046

Fatima is popular in 94 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Scotland, United Kingdom
Canada
Ireland

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People also ask about Fatima

Fatima is predominantly a girl's name.
Fatima is a 3 syllable name, pronounced Arabic (approx.): /faːˈtˤi.ma/ (Fāṭimah),Common English: /fəˈtiːmə/ (fuh-TEE-muh),Alternate English: /ˈfætɪmə/ (FAT-ih-ma) or FAH-TEE-ma.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Fatimah, Fátima, Fatma, Fatemeh, Fathima and Fadime.
Across languages, Fatima has these equivalents: {'Arabic': 'Fāṭimah (فاطمة), 'Persian': 'Fatemeh (فاطمه).
Yes, very popular — Fatima ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Fatima ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Fatima's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #176 in 2011 to #116 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 4 notable people named Fatima are in our database, including Fatima Jinnah (Politician), Fatima Sana Shaikh (Actor), Fátima Ptacek (Actor).