Feminine dossier · first seen 1991
Fatou
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2025
Peak births
56
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Fatou
How many people are named Fatou?
An estimated 1,207 living Americans are named Fatou.
How rare is Fatou?
Fatou is uncommon among babies today, with 56 girls receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Fatou?
The median age of a living American named Fatou is approximately 16 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 23 years old.
Is Fatou still popular?
Yes. Fatou is holding steady, with 56 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Fatou most common?
Fatou has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 8.4× more often than the national baseline.
1991Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
56
All-time
1,223
Where it lives now
Fatou is most concentrated in New York — about 5.4× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Fatou is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.