Fatma
How to say it: FAHT-muh · /ˈfɑːtmə/
Arabic Fatima meaning 'one who weans' - Turkish/Balkan form, long traditional in Muslim world.
Fatma was the 318th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 11 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 12% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #324 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #318 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 11 |
| Share of births | 1 in 3,209 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −12% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #324 |
| In France, 2025 | #122 among girls’ names, 70 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Fatma is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Fatma is about 1 in 134.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Turkish.
In France: #122 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Fatma
- Fatma Samoura (born 1962)FIFA Secretary General & former UN official
- Fatma Aliye Topuz (1862–1936)Turkish writer and self-described feminist
- Fatma Sultan (1500–1570)Ottoman princess, (1500-1570), daughter of Selim I
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