Fatma
Girl · FAT-ma · Arabic
Fatma is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “one who abstains”. In 2025 it ranked 1,642nd for girls in the UK (19 babies) and 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Fatma mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of Fatima
“one who abstains”
Turkish form of Fatima, the name of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter.
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Is Fatma a girl's or a boy's name?
Fatma is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 girls in the UK and 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Fatma in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,642among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 15,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 19 girls in the UK were named Fatma, making it the 1,642nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,780th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 50 girls.
2025 had more girls named Fatma than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Fatma in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,584th in England and Wales.
Fatma in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #1,642 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,881 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,798 |
| 2022 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2021 | 13 | #2,202 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,780 |
| 2019 | 30 | #1,189 |
| 2018 | 25 | #1,375 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,597 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,452 |
| 2015 | 29 | #1,244 |
| 2014 | 35 | #1,080 |
| 2013 | 35 | #1,096 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,579 |
| 2011 | 33 | #1,117 |
| 2010 | 34 | #1,055 |
| 2009 | 33 | #1,040 |
| 2008 | 32 | #1,034 |
| 2007 | 37 | #910 |
| 2006 | 50 | #695 |
| 2005 | 38 | #808 |
| 2004 | 40 | #759 |
| 2003 | 42 | #720 |
| 2002 | 37 | #750 |
| 2001 | 41 | #679 |
| 2000 | 33 | #772 |
| 1999 | 34 | #752 |
| 1998 | 22 | #1,049 |
| 1997 | 26 | #918 |
| 1996 | 24 | #924 |
How popular is Fatma in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,858among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Fatma, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,208th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 35 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Fatma in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Fatma in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6,702 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7,338 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6,244 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6,527 |
| 2016 | 31 | #4,530 |
| 2015 | 23 | #5,651 |
| 2014 | 35 | #4,176 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5,141 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5,205 |
| 2010 | 34 | #4,305 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5,535 |
| 2008 | 29 | #5,011 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 29 | #4,577 |
| 2004 | 25 | #5,058 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5,082 |
| 2001 | 34 | #3,781 |
| 2000 | 33 | #3,803 |
| 1999 | 26 | #4,309 |
| 1998 | 30 | #3,828 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
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