Khadijah

Meaning: Premature, early-born
Origin: Arabic — خَدِيجَة, feminine of خَدِيج 'premature'

Girl's name · #1432 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Khadijah reached #184 in 1994 and has faded to #1432 since. In just two years its births jumped from about 160 in 1992 to 1,600 in 1994 — the years Queen Latifah played Khadijah James on Living Single.

Across the states

See where Khadijah is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Khadijah ranks in other countries and regions.

#216 in England & Wales (2025) · #511 in Scotland (2025) · #885 in Sweden (2025) · #2,046 in France (2025) · #681 in Canada (2024).

Famous Khadijahs

Khadijah of the Maldives — Sultana of the Maldives
Khadījah Jahamī — Libyan writer (1921–1996)
Khadijah Hashim — Malaysian writer
Khadijah Rushdan — American basketball player
Khadijah Whittington — American basketball player, drafted by Indiana Fever in 2008 (born 1986)

In stories & tradition

Khadijah James — Living Single (TV series)

What Khadijahs become

Among 39 notable people named Khadijah:

Sports figures appear 1.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Khadijah Rushdan, American basketball player.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Khadija (#982), Khadijah would rank around #691 with about 410 births last year — the newborns split about 63/37 between Khadija and Khadijah.

Similar names: Khadija · Yasmeen · Karli · Aleyah · Kaya · Kianna

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