Given name
Fathia
“a victorious woman”
Fathia is a variant of Faizah. One African interpretation is “a victorious woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Fathia is a variant of Faizah. One African interpretation is “a victorious woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Fathia is a variant of Faizah. An origin associated with Faizah is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fathia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 40
- 0 boys · 40 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 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 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 511 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Fathia
- Faithia WilliamsNigerian film actressborn 1969
- Princess Fathia of EgyptEgyptian Royal (1930–1976)
- Fathia NkrumahFirst lady of Ghana and wife of Kwame Nkrumah (1932-2007)
- Fathia AbsieSomali broadcaster, writer and filmmakerborn 1901
- Fethia MzaliTunisian politician1927–2018
- Fathia AmaimiaTunisian paralympic athleteborn 1989
- Fathia Ali BouralehDjiboutian athletics competitor (born 1987)
- Fathia YoussoufFrench actressborn 2006
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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