Khadijah
Khadijah was the 1432nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 151 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 184th with 1,615 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 445 places. More babies were named Khadijah in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Khadija) born early, premature · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #1,432 girls, up 260 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 151girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19941,615 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,603babies recorded
What does the name Khadijah mean?
Khadijah is a spelling of Khadija, pronounced the same way, so it shares Khadija's meaning and origin.
Khadija is the Arabic name Khadīja (خَدِيجَة), borne by Khadija bint Khuwaylid, the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad and mother of Fatima. Grammatically it is the feminine of the adjective khadīj, which Wiktionary glosses 'premature, early', referring to a child born early. Wikipedia lists Khadijah, Khadeeja and Khatija among its spellings and gives Turkish Hatice as the equivalent.
خَدِيجَة (Arabic, “feminine of khadīj 'premature'”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Khadijah, Khadeeja, Hatice.
See also: Arabic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Khadija', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'خديج' (Arabic section), Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Khadija (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Khadijah popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 7 since 1994.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,432 | 151 |
| 2020 | #1,692 | 121 |
| 2010 | #2,352 | 81 |
| 2000 | #1,698 | 104 |
| 1990 | #1,537 | 100 |
| 1980 | #1,695 | 67 |
| 1970 | #3,364 | 19 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Khadijah, counting every spelling?
Khadijah is a spelling of Khadija, a name family that ranked #699 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,432 for Khadijah on its own. Together these spellings went to 409 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khadija | 258 | #982 | 1,118 |
| Khadijah | 151 | #1,432 | 745 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Khadijah?
151 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Khadijah (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Khadijah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 56 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Khadijah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Khadijah?
About 7,500 people born in the US named Khadijah are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 15 and 33. That makes Khadijah mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Khadijah by state
How common Khadijah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.5×), Maryland (2.1×), Illinois (2.0×), Virginia (2.0×), New Jersey (1.9×). In 34 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Khadijah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Khadijah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Khadijah
What does Khadijah mean?
Khadijah is a spelling of Khadija, which means “born early, premature” (Arabic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Khadijah?
Khadijah was the 1432nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 151 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 184th with 1,615 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 445 places. More babies were named Khadijah in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Khadijah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Khadijah in the US.
Where is Khadijah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Khadijah was most common in New York (0.32 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Illinois.