Khadijah
Khadija, Khadeeja or Khadijah is an Arabic feminine given name, the name of Khadija bint Khuwaylid, first wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In 1995, it was one of the three most popular Arabic feminine names in the Muslim world, along with Fatima and Aisha.
- Arabic
- Malay
Meaning & Origin of Khadijah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Khadija, Khadeeja or Khadijah is an Arabic feminine given name, the name of Khadija bint Khuwaylid, first wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In 1995, it was one of the three most popular Arabic feminine names in the Muslim world, along with Fatima and Aisha.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Malay
The Story of Khadijah
American parents first put Khadijah on the record books as a baby girl name in 1962, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 1,615 Khadijahs were born — ranking #184 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Khadijahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,242 among baby girl names with 186 births, rising sharply (+31% over the past five years). In total, more than 8K Khadijahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Khadijah
Khadijah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Khadijah's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #184. Use the chart and map above to compare Khadijah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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