Fun Facts About the Name Faten
- 179 babies named Faten: U.S. records list 179 babies given the name Faten from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Faten Mean?
Faten is an Arabic feminine given name meaning "charming" or "captivating." It comes from the Arabic word fātin (فاتن), the active participle of the verb fatana (فتن), "to charm, captivate, or tempt." The root f-t-n is connected with testing and temptation as well as with enchantment; the name's usual sense is the latter. The literal sense of the participle is "one who charms or captivates," and "charming" is the customary English gloss.
Faten Name History & Origins
Faten comes from Arabic fātin (فاتن), an active participle formed on the pattern fāʿil. Arabic uses this pattern for many personal names, so Faten belongs to a broad group of names built from descriptions rather than from a single legendary or religious figure. The Latin spelling varies because Arabic short vowels are usually not written: Faten and Fatin represent the same consonants and long ā, with different choices for the final vowel. The name is used in Arabic-speaking societies from the Levant to North Africa; its history is chiefly the history of the Arabic word and naming pattern, not of a particular event.
How Popular is the Name Faten?
Faten 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 1981. Its best rank was #5,051 in 1981.
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 | #15,664 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #15,110 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #14,751 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #13,720 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #13,230 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #12,963 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #14,223 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #12,280 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #8,962 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #8,275 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #9,617 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #7,010 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #13,031 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #10,780 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #11,882 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #9,683 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #9,495 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #8,308 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #6,505 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #5,051 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #8,418 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #9,347 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #10,247 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #6,011 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #7,545 | 7 | 0.0005% |
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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How the Name Faten Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are kind, home-loving, hospitable and friendly. Since you take responsibility well, you are a good organizer of social affairs. Compassion for others is an outstanding trait. You are a great lover and a great flirt – an artist, musician, actor, teacher, nurse. Your character can be contradictory. You are practical, yet idealistic and intuitive; capable of selfless devotion to someone you love, yet look to receive payback. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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