Fadumo
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- fah-DOO-moh
- Origin
- Arabic
Fadumo 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 Fadumo mean?
Arabic: Somali form of Fatima
“one who weans or abstains”
The Somali form of Fatima, the name of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter.
Is Fadumo a girl's or a boy's name?
Fadumo is a girls' name.
How popular is Fadumo in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Fadumo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Fadumo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Fadumo in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Fadumo in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Fadumo in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 19 | #6,590 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
Names like Fadumo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Safa, Zainab, Sumayyah, Ruqayyah, Safiya, Hafsa, Hiba, Farah, Ayah, Faiza, Nusaybah
Names related to Fadumo
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Fadumo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fadumo, updated 20 October 2026.