Given name & surname
Kadija
“a perfect woman”·“a child born prematurely”
Kadija 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
Kadija 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 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kadija through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 606
- 0 boys · 606 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 60 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,378 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,378 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 47.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 60 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 751 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Kadija, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
Kalesha
>99% girls
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