Given name
Faheemah
“the perfect woman”
Faheemah is a variant of Fahimah. In Arabic use, Fahimah carries the interpretation “the perfect woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Faheemah is a variant of Fahimah. In Arabic use, Fahimah carries the interpretation “the perfect woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Faheemah connects to the Fatima name family through Fahimah. An origin associated with Fatima is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Faheemah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 0 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1980.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Faheemah’s family of names
Faheemah has a related form in Fahimah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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