Fun Facts About the Name Fatyma
- 10 babies named Fatyma: U.S. records list 10 babies given the name Fatyma from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Fatyma Mean?
Fatyma is a variant spelling of Fatima, an Arabic feminine name whose literal sense is "one who weans." It goes back to Arabic Fāṭimah (فَاطِمَة), formed from the root f-ṭ-m, which underlies the verb faṭama, "to wean" or "to separate." The name is sometimes glossed as "one who is weaned," and the customary interpretation "one who abstains" treats it as a statement about moral separation. The y in Fatyma is a transliteration choice, not evidence of a separate etymology.
Fatyma Name History & Origins
The name is traditionally associated with Fatima bint Muhammad, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and wife of Ali ibn Abi Talib. In Islamic tradition she is also called al-Zahra ("the radiant") and al-Batul ("the chaste"); these are honorific titles, not the source of the name. The Arabic form Fāṭimah was carried by Arabic-speaking Muslims and by converts to Islam in many regions, and it was adapted into local languages as Fatma in Turkish, Fatemeh in Persian, and Fátima in Spanish and Portuguese. Fatyma belongs to this wider family of romanized forms; its y reflects a spelling convention rather than a different Arabic original.
How Popular is the Name Fatyma?
Fatyma 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 2005. Its best rank was #17,327 in 2005.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | #18,538 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #17,327 | 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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How the Name Fatyma Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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