Fatemeh
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- fah-TEH-meh
- Origin
- Arabic
Fatemeh 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 Fatemeh mean?
Arabic: Persian form of Fatima
“one who weans or abstains”
The Persian form of Fatima, the name of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter, widely used in Iran.
Is Fatemeh a girl's or a boy's name?
Fatemeh is a girls' name.
How popular is Fatemeh in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 4 girls.
Fatemeh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Fatemeh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Farah, Aafiyah, Azeemah, Umamah, Faiza, Umaymah, Fatiha, Aakifah, Hibah, Ruqayyah, Safia, Habiba
Names related to Fatemeh
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Fatemeh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fatemeh, updated 20 October 2026.