Khadijah is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Khadijah means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Khadijah across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Khadijah has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Khadijah is a girl name of Arabic origin meaning “premature child, or trustworthy”. The name of the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 7,603 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 4,782 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 109 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 14 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Khadijah per year, United States (1962 to 2025). United States peaked in 1994 (1,622/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2015 (267/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2022 (12/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2023 (6/yr).
Khadijah has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1994, when it ranked #382 nationally (given to 1,622 babies that year).
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