Khatija
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kha-TEE-ja
- Origin
- Arabic
Khatija is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “premature baby”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Khatija mean?
Arabic: South Asian spelling of Khadija
“premature baby”
Spelling of Khadija, the name of the Prophet Muhammad's first wife, Khadija bint Khuwaylid.
Is Khatija a girl's or a boy's name?
Khatija is a girls' name.
How popular is Khatija in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Khatija in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Khatija in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,815 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Names like Khatija
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Salma, Habiba, Faiza, Humaira, Sabiha, Aysha, Samira, Safia, Fariha, Saba, Nafisa, Nabiha
Names related to Khatija
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, “Khatija: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khatija, updated 20 October 2026.