Khadijah

“Premature, early-born” — Arabic (خَدِيجَة, feminine of خَدِيج 'premature') origin

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

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. 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.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,200 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 3,000 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 3,400 girls in Canada (2024).

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

Famous Khadijahs

Khadijah Blell — Nigerian singer
Khadijah of the Maldives — Sultana of the Maldives
Khadījah Jahamī — Libyan writer and radio broadcaster , 1921-1996
Khadijah Hashim — Malaysian writer
Khadijah Rushdan — American basketball player

In stories & tradition

Khadijah James — fictional human

What Khadijahs become

Among 40 notable people named Khadijah:

Sports figures appear 1.9× more often than among typical names — e.g. Khadijah Rushdan, American basketball player.

Similar names: Khadija · Malika · Karli · Yasmine · Kaya · Kianna

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