Fateh
Fateh is an Arabic name and surname that means "open, begin, start, commence". Its other version is Fatah.
Meaning & Origin of Fateh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fateh is an Arabic name and surname that means "open, begin, start, commence". Its other version is Fatah.
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The Story of Fateh
Fateh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2002, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 73 Fatehs were born — ranking #2,066 that year. As of 2026, Fateh ranks #2,066 for baby boys with 73 births, rising sharply (+42% over the past five years). In total, more than 700 Fatehs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Fateh
Fateh is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 700 births in the dataset. Fateh's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,066. Use the chart and map above to compare Fateh's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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