Given name & surname
Fateh
“a victorious man”
Fateh is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “a victorious man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “a victorious man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fateh through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 603
- 603 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 67 babies
- 2025
- 45
- #2,811 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +18%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 45 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,811 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 17.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (25). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 499 as a first name in 2020; 186 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Fateh’s family of names
Fateh has a related form in Fathi. Fateh has a related form in Fathy. Fateh has a related form in Fath.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Fateh
- Fateh GharbiTunisian association football playerborn 1983
- Fateh Jung ShahSixth Mukhtiyar of Nepal and later PM1805
- Fateh BenferdjallahAlgerian freestyle wrestlerborn 2001
- Fateh ZiadiAlgerian sport shooterborn 1976
- Fateh Singh of MewarRuler of Mewar1849–1930
- Fateh Chand BadhwarIndian civil servant1900–1995
- Fateh Ali KhanPakistani singer1901–1964
- Fateh Singh RathoreIndian conservationist1938–2011
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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