MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Fathima mean?
Fathima is the South Asian name form of Arabic Fāṭima. Its feminine participial formation comes from the root concerning weaning or abstaining.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
فاطمة
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
फ़ातिमा
Conventional spelling
Other spellings
- Fatima
- Fatimah
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Fathima in Indian usage
88,190 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 88,016 records (99.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,512 |
| 1940s | 5,258 |
| 1950s | 12,940 |
| 1960s | 19,311 |
| 1970s | 18,971 |
| 1980s | 15,747 |
| 1990s | 14,223 |
| Other decades | 228 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 69,545 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 8,109 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 3,969 |
| Goa | 2,992 |
| Delhi | 1,803 |
| Puducherry | 1,013 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 285 |
| Meghalaya | 202 |
| Other states | 272 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Fathima / F | 14 | 2,006 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Fathima; Table_6, C2059 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Fathima; Table_6, C2059