Khadija
Girl · ka-DEE-ja · Arabic
Khadija is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “premature child”. In 2025 it ranked 158th for girls in the UK (353 babies) and 980th for girls in the US (258 babies).
What does Khadija mean?
Arabic: from Arabic Khadija
“premature child”
Khadija bint Khuwaylid, a respected Meccan merchant, was the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad and the first person to accept Islam.
- Say it
- ka-DEE-ja
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Is Khadija a girl's or a boy's name?
Khadija is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 353 girls in the UK and 258 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Khadija in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #158among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 353about 1 in 790 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.8%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 353 girls in the UK were named Khadija, making it the 158th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 199th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 355 girls.
Half of all the girls named Khadija in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 613 girls in the UK were given Khadija or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #95, up from #158 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 146th in England and Wales and 272nd in Scotland.
Khadija in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 353 | #158 |
| 2024 | 355 | #156 |
| 2023 | 313 | #183 |
| 2022 | 296 | #194 |
| 2021 | 274 | #209 |
| 2020 | 276 | #199 |
| 2019 | 301 | #187 |
| 2018 | 326 | #184 |
| 2017 | 290 | #202 |
| 2016 | 311 | #193 |
| 2015 | 299 | #197 |
| 2014 | 292 | #204 |
| 2013 | 255 | #219 |
| 2012 | 278 | #204 |
| 2011 | 231 | #245 |
| 2010 | 207 | #271 |
| 2009 | 202 | #265 |
| 2008 | 215 | #257 |
| 2007 | 170 | #304 |
| 2006 | 145 | #333 |
| 2005 | 175 | #282 |
| 2004 | 150 | #311 |
| 2003 | 135 | #317 |
| 2002 | 104 | #366 |
| 2001 | 106 | #351 |
| 2000 | 102 | #366 |
| 1999 | 81 | #434 |
| 1998 | 72 | #467 |
| 1997 | 61 | #515 |
| 1996 | 48 | #568 |
How popular is Khadija in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #980among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 258about 1 in 6,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 258 girls in the US were named Khadija, making it the 980th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,264th. It first appears in the records in 1965.
2025 had the most girls named Khadija of any year since it first appeared, in 1965.
Half of all the girls named Khadija in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 443 girls in the US were given Khadija or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #650, up from #980 for this spelling alone.
Khadija in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 258 | #980 |
| 2024 | 231 | #1,075 |
| 2023 | 202 | #1,186 |
| 2022 | 219 | #1,120 |
| 2021 | 208 | #1,175 |
| 2020 | 177 | #1,264 |
| 2019 | 211 | #1,143 |
| 2018 | 171 | #1,325 |
| 2017 | 169 | #1,364 |
| 2016 | 177 | #1,338 |
| 2015 | 177 | #1,337 |
| 2014 | 163 | #1,403 |
| 2013 | 135 | #1,587 |
| 2012 | 134 | #1,612 |
| 2011 | 104 | #1,909 |
| 2010 | 114 | #1,794 |
| 2009 | 133 | #1,676 |
| 2008 | 117 | #1,834 |
| 2007 | 92 | #2,163 |
| 2006 | 107 | #1,894 |
| 2005 | 99 | #1,932 |
| 2004 | 88 | #2,065 |
| 2003 | 105 | #1,785 |
| 2002 | 72 | #2,260 |
| 2001 | 82 | #2,044 |
| 2000 | 68 | #2,273 |
| 1999 | 64 | #2,304 |
| 1998 | 73 | #2,023 |
| 1997 | 59 | #2,280 |
| 1996 | 80 | #1,824 |
| 1995 | 77 | #1,832 |
| 1994 | 146 | #1,201 |
| 1993 | 125 | #1,334 |
| 1992 | 63 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 66 | #2,052 |
| 1990 | 73 | #1,901 |
| 1989 | 48 | #2,403 |
| 1988 | 41 | #2,592 |
| 1987 | 77 | #1,608 |
| 1986 | 44 | #2,299 |
| 1985 | 30 | #3,007 |
| 1984 | 30 | #2,914 |
| 1983 | 27 | #3,064 |
| 1982 | 35 | #2,645 |
| 1981 | 18 | #4,161 |
| 1980 | 29 | #3,002 |
| 1979 | 27 | #3,078 |
| 1978 | 24 | #3,196 |
| 1977 | 32 | #2,606 |
| 1976 | 27 | #2,791 |
| 1975 | 22 | #3,155 |
| 1974 | 24 | #2,922 |
| 1973 | 18 | #3,480 |
| 1972 | 10 | #5,108 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,507 |
| 1970 | 13 | #4,245 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 11 | #4,052 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
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