Girl name Wolof origin Muslim tradition

Fatou

FAH-too · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Wolof form of Fatima.
Language
Wolof
Culture
Wolof/Senegalese
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2975
2024 births55
Peak year2024
First appeared1991
Total US births1,167
2024 peak19911999200820162024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Fatu
Alternate spellings
Fatoumata
In other languages
Fatima

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