Fatou is a rare girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Fatou is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,968 for girl births in the United States (and #5,221 across all names), given to 56 babies. Fatou first appears in 1991 and peaked in 2025 (56 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | #2,968 |
| 2024 | 55 | 55 | #2,986 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | #3,487 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | #3,846 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | #4,657 |
| 2020 | 38 | 38 | #3,801 |
| 2019 | 30 | 30 | #4,579 |
| 2018 | 38 | 38 | #3,875 |
| 2017 | 44 | 44 | #3,504 |
| 2016 | 46 | 46 | #3,429 |
| 2015 | 39 | 39 | #3,871 |
| 2014 | 25 | 25 | #5,361 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | #6,098 |
| 2012 | 30 | 30 | #4,755 |
| 2011 | 36 | 36 | #4,093 |
| 2010 | 49 | 49 | #3,331 |
| 2009 | 34 | 34 | #4,401 |
| 2008 | 47 | 47 | #3,499 |
| 2007 | 44 | 44 | #3,669 |
| 2006 | 49 | 49 | #3,331 |
| 2005 | 36 | 36 | #3,977 |
| 2004 | 34 | 34 | #4,122 |
| 2003 | 53 | 53 | #2,902 |
| 2002 | 48 | 48 | #3,030 |
| 2001 | 39 | 39 | #3,440 |
| 2000 | 45 | 45 | #3,087 |
| 1999 | 39 | 39 | #3,265 |
| 1998 | 25 | 25 | #4,408 |
| 1997 | 27 | — | #4,050 |
| 1996 | 21 | — | #4,783 |
| 1995 | 22 | — | #4,570 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | #7,254 |
| 1993 | 14 | — | #6,377 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #8,977 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #13,865 |