Fatimah
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning one who abstains; shining one.
Fatimah by the numbers
In 2025, 131 babies in England and Wales were named Fatimah. In the US, 115 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 116 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Fatimah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Fatimaone who abstains; daughter of the prophet muhammad598 in England and Wales (2025)
- Faatimahone who abstains; variant of fatimah8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fatemahone who abstains; a form of Fatima4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fatemathe one who abstains; variant of Fatima21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fatihathe opening; the first chapter of the Quran20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fatmaone who abstains; a form of Fatimah19 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Fatimah
Names that are said the same way as Fatimah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Fatimah, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Fatimah
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