Given name & surname · also Arabic
Khadija
“a perfect woman”·“a child born prematurely”
Khadija is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a perfect woman” and “a child born prematurely”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a perfect woman” and “a child born prematurely”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Khadija through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,271
- 0 boys · 5,271 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 258 babies
- 2025
- 258
- #982 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +24%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 258 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 982 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (62). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,084 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.
Khadija’s family of names
In English usage, Khadija has a conventional equivalent in the Indonesian form Khadijah. Khadija has a related form in Khadijah. Khadija has a related form in Kadijah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Khadija has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
7 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Khadijahvariant · Malay, Indonesian
- Khadeejavariant
- Kadijavariant · French
- Kadijahvariant
- Haticevariant · German, Turkish
- Kadeejavariant
- Khaddijalikely variant
- Kadeajavariant
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Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Khadija
- Khadija bint KhuwaylidFirst wife of Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, First believer in Islam and Prophet Muhammad’s most beloved wife557–619
- Khadija IsmayilovaAzerbaijani investigative journalist and radio hostborn 1976
- Khadija ShawJamaican association football playerborn 1997
- Princess Lalla Khadija of MoroccoMoroccan Royalborn 2007
- Khadija AribDutch former politician, civil servant, educator and social workerborn 1960
- Khadija al-SalamiYemeni female film producerborn 1966
- Khadija MumtazIndian Malayalam language authorborn 1955
- Khadija RyadiMoroccan human rights activistborn 1960
- Khadija GayibovaAzerbaijani musician (1893–1938)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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