Fatoumata
Fatoumata is a West African feminine given name. Notable people include:Fatoumata Bagayoko, Malian basketball player Fatoumata Coly, Senegalese sprinter Fatoumata Coulibaly, Malian actress and women's rights activist Fatoumata Dembélé Diarra, Malian lawyer and judge Fatoumata Diawara, Malian musician Fatoumata Diop, Senegalese sprinter Fatoumata Kaba (journalist), Guinean journalist Fatoumata…
- Western African
Meaning & Origin of Fatoumata
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fatoumata is a West African feminine given name. Notable people include:Fatoumata Bagayoko, Malian basketball player Fatoumata Coly, Senegalese sprinter Fatoumata Coulibaly, Malian actress and women's rights activist Fatoumata Dembélé Diarra, Malian lawyer and judge Fatoumata Diawara, Malian musician Fatoumata Diop, Senegalese sprinter Fatoumata Kaba (journalist), Guinean journalist Fatoumata…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Western African
The Story of Fatoumata
The earliest SSA record of Fatoumata as a baby girl name dates back to 1991, when 10 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 126 newborns named Fatoumata — #1,644 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Fatoumatas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,644 among baby girl names with 126 births, rising sharply (+45% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Fatoumatas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Fatoumata
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About the name Fatoumata
Fatoumata is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Fatoumata's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,644. Use the chart and map above to compare Fatoumata'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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