Given name

Kadeeja

“a perfect woman”·“a child born prematurely”

Kadeeja is a variant of Khadija. Interpretations include “a perfect woman” and “a child born prematurely”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Kadeeja is a variant of Khadija. Interpretations include “a perfect woman” and “a child born prematurely”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Kadeeja through the years

Babies since 1880
48
0 boys · 48 girls
Most popular year
1993
14 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
0246820002025Highest share 19930.0
Kadeeja in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1993–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1993.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Kadeeja’s family of names

Kadeeja has a related form in Khadija.

Walk Kadeeja’s family in the name graph

KadeejaKhadija

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Kadeeja, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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“a vigilant woman” · “a vigilant man; one who is alert”

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>99% girls

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Kaleesha

“a beautiful and caring woman”

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>99% girls

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Kalesha

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>99% girls

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Catria

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>99% girls

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Kanea

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>99% girls

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Kanesia

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>99% girls

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Koressa

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>99% girls

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Kededra

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>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Kadeeja’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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