Fathema
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- fuh-TEE-muh
- Origin
- Arabic
Fathema 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 Fathema mean?
Arabic: spelling of Fatima
“one who weans or abstains”
A spelling of Fatima, the name of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter, common among Muslim families worldwide.
Is Fathema a girl's or a boy's name?
Fathema is a girls' name.
How popular is Fathema in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Fathema in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Fathema in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,520 |
Names like Fathema
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Faiza Habiba Fariha Fatma Safia Saba Salma Sabiha Aysha Humaira Fatiha Nafisa
Names related to Fathema
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira 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) 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, “Fathema: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fathema, updated 20 October 2026.