Fatih
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- fah-TEE
- Origin
- Arabic
Fatih is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “conqueror, opener”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Fatih mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of Arabic fatih
“conqueror, opener”
Sultan Mehmed II, who took Constantinople in 1453, is known in Turkey as Fatih, 'the Conqueror'.
Is Fatih a girl's or a boy's name?
Fatih is a boys' name.
How popular is Fatih in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Fatih in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Fatih in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Fatih in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Fatih in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Fatih in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
Names like Fatih
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Hamza, Zayaan, Abdullah, Musa, Zayan, Fahad, Zayd, Ahmed, Fateh, Umar, Musab
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo
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, “Fatih: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fatih, updated 20 October 2026.