Fahmida
Girl · fuh-MEE-duh · Arabic
Fahmida is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “understanding”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Fahmida mean?
Arabic: Arabic fahm, 'understanding', with the Persian-style ending -ida
“understanding”
Built on Arabic fahm, understanding, and used by Muslim families in South Asia; the Urdu poet Fahmida Riaz bore it.
- Say it
- fuh-MEE-duh
Is Fahmida a girl's or a boy's name?
Fahmida is a girls' name.
How popular is Fahmida in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 45 girls.
Half of all the girls named Fahmida in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Fahmida in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,824 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,912 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,763 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,443 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,614 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,614 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,521 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,238 |
| 2003 | 23 | #1,087 |
| 2002 | 20 | #1,147 |
| 2001 | 30 | #857 |
| 2000 | 39 | #692 |
| 1999 | 33 | #766 |
| 1998 | 41 | #668 |
| 1997 | 45 | #632 |
| 1996 | 32 | #778 |
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