Fathia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- fat-HEE-yah
- Origin
- Arabic
Fathia is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “victory”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Fathia mean?
Arabic: from fath, 'victory, opening'
“victory”
From Arabic fath, meaning victory or opening, the same root as Fatiha and Fateh.
Is Fathia a girl's or a boy's name?
Fathia is a girls' name.
How popular is Fathia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Fathia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Fathia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
Names like Fathia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Aaliyah Summer Safiya Zainab Safia Sumayyah Humaira Faiza Habiba Aliya Farah
Names related to Fathia
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) 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, “Fathia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fathia, updated 20 October 2026.