Khadidja
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kha-DEE-ja
- Origin
- Arabic
Khadidja is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “premature baby”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Khadidja mean?
Arabic: French-style North African spelling of Khadija
“premature baby”
French-style spelling of Khadija, the name of the Prophet Muhammad's first wife, Khadija bint Khuwaylid.
Is Khadidja a girl's or a boy's name?
Khadidja is a girls' name.
How popular is Khadidja in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 6 girls.
Khadidja in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
Names like Khadidja
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Aaliyah, Hafsa, Safiya, Zainab, Habiba, Hiba, Rahma, Abeeha, Sumayyah, Rumaysa, Amira
Names related to Khadidja
Khadija, Khadijah, Khadeejah, Khadeeja, Kadija, Kadijah, Khadeja, Khadejah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Khadidja: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khadidja, updated 20 October 2026.