Fun Facts About the Name Fatema
- 903 babies named Fatema: U.S. records list 903 babies given the name Fatema from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Fatema Mean?
Fatema is a variant spelling of Fatima, an Arabic female name meaning "one who weans" or "the weaning one." It derives from the Arabic root f-ṭ-m, which concerns weaning and separation. The Arabic form is Fāṭimah (فاطمة), a feminine active participle of the verb faṭama, "to wean."
The literal sense is "she who weans." Explanations such as "one kept away from evil" or "chaste" are later symbolic or devotional interpretations rather than the basic lexical meaning. Fatema is one of several Latin-alphabet renderings of the same Arabic name; it has no separate etymology of its own.
Fatema Name History & Origins
The name is closely associated with Fāṭimah, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and wife of Ali, who lived in the early seventh century. In Islamic history and tradition she is a central figure, and the name has been used across Arabic-speaking societies and other Muslim communities, including Iran and South Asia.
Latin-alphabet spellings vary according to transliteration conventions: Fatima, Fatimah, Fatema, and Fatemeh all represent the same Arabic name. The spelling Fatema reflects one common way of rendering the Arabic vowels and the final -ah in English.
How Popular is the Name Fatema?
Fatema has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #4,257 in 1995.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,399 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #6,219 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #4,489 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2022 | #6,295 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #5,282 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2020 | #6,728 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #7,475 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #7,203 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #6,623 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #6,039 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #5,176 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2014 | #6,281 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #6,829 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #4,878 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2011 | #5,112 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #6,036 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2009 | #4,980 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #9,139 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #8,678 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #5,990 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #6,090 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #4,854 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #4,990 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2002 | #5,138 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #4,599 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2000 | #5,371 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1999 | #5,090 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #5,206 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1997 | #5,088 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1996 | #5,875 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #4,257 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1994 | #5,806 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #5,058 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1992 | #5,119 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #4,547 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1990 | #5,633 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #5,925 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #6,396 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #6,957 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #5,877 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #6,607 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #5,640 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #7,515 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #6,005 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #6,963 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #4,282 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1978 | #7,153 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #8,779 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #9,744 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #8,004 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #8,727 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #8,382 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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