Fatihah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- FAH-ti-ha
- Origin
- Arabic
Fatihah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “the opening”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Fatihah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Fatiha
“the opening”
Al-Fatiha, the opening, is the first chapter of the Quran and is recited in every prayer.
Meaning borrowed from Fatiha.
Is Fatihah a girl's or a boy's name?
Fatihah is a girls' name.
How popular is Fatihah 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 5 girls.
Fatihah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
Names like Fatihah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Safa, Nusaybah, Zainab, Sumayyah, Umaymah, Aaminah, Ruqayyah, Farah, Safiya, Umamah, Aakifah
Names related to Fatihah
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, “Fatihah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fatihah, updated 20 October 2026.