Fatoumata
Girl name · #2013 in 2025 · Very rare
Fatoumata is currently the #2013 girl name in the United States — 95 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #2471, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 18,947 girls born in 2025 was named Fatoumata.
The 34-year story
Fatoumata first appears in the Social Security records in 1991, when 10 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 121 babies and a rank of #1681. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Fatoumata per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Fatoumata in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Fatoumata is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Fatoumata will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Fatoumata is most common
State-level data for Fatoumata is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Fatoumata
Statistically, parents drawn to Fatoumata tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Aminata, Fiorella, Josephina, Faiga, and Florencia.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Fatoumata | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 95 | #2002 |
| 2024 | 121 | #1681 |
| 2023 | 105 | #1890 |
| 2022 | 96 | #2021 |
| 2021 | 81 | #2266 |
| 2020 | 83 | #2170 |
| 2019 | 77 | #2331 |
| 2018 | 79 | #2302 |
| 2017 | 72 | #2487 |
| 2016 | 94 | #2084 |
| 2015 | 73 | #2471 |
| 2014 | 86 | #2194 |
| 2013 | 82 | #2259 |
| 2012 | 77 | #2401 |
| 2011 | 104 | #1909 |
| 2010 | 70 | #2589 |
| 2009 | 83 | #2338 |
| 2008 | 88 | #2234 |
| 2007 | 82 | #2328 |
| 2006 | 95 | #2069 |
| 2005 | 74 | #2379 |
| 2004 | 84 | #2135 |
| 2003 | 83 | #2106 |
| 2002 | 89 | #1968 |
| 2001 | 76 | #2151 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Fatoumata a popular girl name?
Fatoumata ranked #2013 among girls in 2025 with 95 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2471.
When was the name Fatoumata most popular?
Fatoumata peaked in 2024, when 121 American girls received the name (ranked #1681 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Fatoumata?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 18,947 newborn American girls was named Fatoumata. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.