UK girl's name
Faheema
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2020. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Faheema is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Faheema popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2020 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5493, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 13 births.
This profile covers 87 England and Wales registrations across 15 recorded years from 1996 to 2020. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 23% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 86 living people in the UK are called Faheema. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2021 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Faheema ranked #5493 for girls in England and Wales in 2020, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 13 girls were registered as Faheema.
- • About 86 living people in the UK are estimated to have Faheema as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5493
2020
Births in 2020
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
13 births
Estimated living
86
2026
Popularity
Faheema over time
The chart below shows babies named Faheema registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2020. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Faheema, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2020, compared with 13 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Faheema by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Faheema was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5493 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #4724 | 8 | 2 |
| 2000s | #3318 | 43 | 8 |
| 1990s | #2174 | 33 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Faheema
- Freya 50,564
- Florence 32,908
- Francesca 18,752
- Faith 14,325
- Fatima 11,112
- Faye 8,999
- Felicity 8,554
- Frankie 6,977
- Ffion 6,115
- Flora 3,499
- Frances 3,417
- Fatimah 3,065
FAQ
Faheema: questions and answers
How popular is the name Faheema in the UK right now?
In 2020, Faheema was ranked #5493 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Faheema most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 13 babies registered as Faheema in England and Wales.
How many people are called Faheema in the UK?
A total of 87 babies have been registered as Faheema across the 15 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.