MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Fatma mean?
Fatma is a contracted form of Fāṭima, an Arabic participial name from the root for weaning or separating. Fatima is the fuller name form with an intervening vowel.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
फ़ातमा
Conventional spelling
Arabic
فاطمة
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
फातमा
72,560 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
फात्मा
17,425 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Fatma in Indian usage
96,752 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 96,027 records (99.3%).
- Recorded as male: 725 records (0.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 905 |
| 1930s | 3,282 |
| 1940s | 7,249 |
| 1950s | 11,398 |
| 1960s | 17,773 |
| 1970s | 19,027 |
| 1980s | 21,472 |
| 1990s | 15,536 |
| Other decades | 110 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 46,795 |
| Bihar | 23,682 |
| Rajasthan | 7,185 |
| Jharkhand | 5,860 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 5,160 |
| Haryana | 1,946 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,921 |
| Maharashtra | 1,391 |
| Delhi | 1,339 |
| Odisha | 1,046 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 145 |
| Punjab | 126 |
| Other states | 156 |
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 | Fatma / F | 19 | 1,584 |
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 Fatma; Table_6, C1610 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Fatma; Table_6, C1610