UK girl's name
Fathema
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2015. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Fathema is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Fathema popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2015 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4736, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 12 births.
This profile covers 91 England and Wales registrations across 17 recorded years from 1996 to 2015. 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 33% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 90 living people in the UK are called Fathema. 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 2016 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Fathema ranked #4736 for girls in England and Wales in 2015, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 12 girls were registered as Fathema.
- • About 90 living people in the UK are estimated to have Fathema as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4736
2015
Births in 2015
4
Latest year
Peak year
1996
12 births
Estimated living
90
2026
Popularity
Fathema over time
The chart below shows babies named Fathema registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2015. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Fathema, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2015, compared with 12 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Fathema by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Fathema 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4846 | 20 | 5 |
| 2000s | #3378 | 42 | 8 |
| 1990s | #2264 | 29 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Fathema
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- 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
Fathema: questions and answers
How popular is the name Fathema in the UK right now?
In 2015, Fathema was ranked #4736 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Fathema most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 12 babies registered as Fathema in England and Wales.
How many people are called Fathema in the UK?
A total of 91 babies have been registered as Fathema across the 17 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.