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“Premature, born early” — Arabic origin
Girl's name · #982 in the US (2025) · Trending
Khadija is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1965, it stood at #982 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 5,300 girls have been named Khadija along the way. Across the Northeast it runs about 3× its national rate. Together with its spelling variant Khadijah (#1432), Khadija would rank around #691 with about 410 births last year — the newborns split about 63/37 between Khadija and Khadijah.
Around the world: about 1 in 740 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 750 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 750 girls in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 157 notable people named Khadija:
Political leaders appear 1.53× more often than among typical names — e.g. Khadija Arib, Dutch former politician, civil servant, educator and social worker.
Similar names: Khadijah · Ayah · Kalia · Freyja · Tala · Samira
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