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Khadijah

Girl

Meaning of Khadijah: Arabic: 'premature child'

Khadijah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 1389th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 202nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1389

151 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#202

245 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,603

First recorded 1962 · peak 1994

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 69 babies1982: 56 babies1983: 59 babies1984: 57 babies1985: 65 babies1986: 77 babies1987: 69 babies1988: 76 babies1989: 77 babies1990: 100 babies19901991: 97 babies1992: 159 babies1993: 435 babies1994: 1,622 babies1995: 438 babies1996: 261 babies1997: 198 babies1998: 188 babies1999: 127 babies2000: 104 babies20002001: 94 babies2002: 95 babies2003: 107 babies2004: 89 babies2005: 77 babies2006: 59 babies2007: 62 babies2008: 76 babies2009: 73 babies2010: 81 babies20102011: 95 babies2012: 84 babies2013: 107 babies2014: 109 babies2015: 109 babies2016: 138 babies2017: 131 babies2018: 137 babies2019: 131 babies2020: 121 babies20202021: 121 babies2022: 135 babies2023: 160 babies2024: 178 babies2025: 151 babies
US babies named Khadijah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,622.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More Arabic & Persian girls' names

Other names starting with K