Khadijat
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kha-DEE-jat
- Origin
- Arabic
Khadijat is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “premature baby”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Khadijat mean?
Arabic: West African spelling of Khadija
“premature baby”
Spelling of Khadija with a final -t common in Nigeria; Khadija was the Prophet Muhammad's first wife.
Is Khadijat a girl's or a boy's name?
Khadijat is a girls' name.
How popular is Khadijat in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 5 girls.
Khadijat in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Khadijat
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ibadat, Safia, Habiba, Faiza, Sabiha, Aakifah, Azeemah, Umamah, Saba, Hibah, Aafiyah, Farah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Khadijat: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khadijat, updated 20 October 2026.