Faduma
Girl · fah-DOO-mah · Arabic
Faduma is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “one who weans or abstains”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Faduma mean?
Arabic: Somali form of Fatima
“one who weans or abstains”
The Somali form of Fatima, the name of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter.
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- fah-DOO-mah
Is Faduma a girl's or a boy's name?
Faduma is a girls' name.
How popular is Faduma in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Faduma in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Faduma in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Faduma in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Faduma in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Faduma in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7,338 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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