Fatima
Fatima is a female given name: 99% of people named Fatima are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
Fatima · Fátima
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Arabic and Persian countries, United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Also spelled
- Fátima
- US births since 1880
- 46 male / 31,581 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Fatima
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Fatima," in English, "Guten Tag Fatima," in German. Fatima is a female given name: about 99% of people named Fatima are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Fatima,
German
Guten Tag Fatima,
French
Bonjour Fatima,
Spanish
Estimado/a Fatima:
Chinese
Fatima您好：
Japanese
Fatima様
English
Hi Fatima,
German
Hi Fatima,
French
Salut Fatima,
Spanish
Hola Fatima,
Chinese
Fatima你好：
Japanese
Fatimaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic and Persian countries | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Kosovo | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
46 male · 31,581 female · 31,627 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Fatima a male or female name?
Fatima is a female given name: 99% of people named Fatima are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
How do I address Fatima in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Fatima," in English, "Guten Tag Fatima," in German. Fatima is a female given name: about 99% of people named Fatima are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Fatima a unisex name?
Fatima is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Fatima are men. Fatima leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Fatima a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/fatima (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_fatima,
title = {Is Fatima a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/fatima},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}