Khadijah
- #1,427 for girls in 2025, 151 births
- Last seen for boys in 1994 at #6,968
- Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Around 1993: Living Single (TV)
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1994 · 1,615 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 7,596since 1962
Khadijah over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Khadijah has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,427 | 151 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,296 | 178 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,402 | 160 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,573 | 135 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,710 | 121 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,687 | 121 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,614 | 131 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,577 | 137 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,643 | 131 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,598 | 138 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,872 | 109 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,853 | 109 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,880 | 107 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,232 | 84 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,043 | 95 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,341 | 81 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,548 | 73 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,485 | 76 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,890 | 62 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,916 | 59 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,314 | 77 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,044 | 89 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,755 | 107 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,866 | 95 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,861 | 94 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,689 | 104 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,390 | 127 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,046 | 188 | — | |
| 1997 | #985 | 198 | — | |
| 1996 | #792 | 261 | — | |
| 1995 | #541 | 438 | — | |
| 1994 | #184 | 1,615 | #6,968 | 7 |
| 1993 | #544 | 435 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,116 | 159 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,575 | 97 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,533 | 100 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,750 | 77 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,686 | 76 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,733 | 69 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,562 | 77 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,740 | 65 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,866 | 57 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,798 | 59 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,900 | 56 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,663 | 69 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,692 | 67 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,530 | 76 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,537 | 72 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,717 | 60 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,210 | 38 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,411 | 33 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,616 | 28 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,094 | 38 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,820 | 24 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,266 | 20 | — | |
| 1970 | #3,311 | 19 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,199 | 18 | — | |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | — | |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | — | |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | — | |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | — | |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 | — | |
| 1963 | #4,272 | 10 | — | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1962
The first year at least five girls were named Khadijah! It came in at #6,578, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1962, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Khadijah is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New York#533 · 1 in 2,527
- Washington#732 · 1 in 3,608
- Pennsylvania#813 · 1 in 4,244
- Maryland#840 · 1 in 3,997
- Illinois#1,014 · 1 in 5,541
Best ever in a state: #51 in South Carolina, 1994.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #533 | 31 | 1 in 2,527 |
| Washington | #732 | 8 | 1 in 3,608 |
| Pennsylvania | #813 | 11 | 1 in 4,244 |
| Maryland | #840 | 5 | 1 in 3,997 |
| Illinois | #1,014 | 8 | 1 in 5,541 |
| Ohio | #1,134 | 7 | 1 in 6,753 |
| New Jersey | #1,168 | 5 | 1 in 7,100 |
| Texas | #1,314 | 19 | 1 in 8,450 |
| Florida | #1,887 | 6 | 1 in 14,460 |
| California | #1,948 | 10 | 1 in 16,172 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 131 spots since 2024 (#1,296 → #1,427)
- 260 spots since 2020 (#1,687 → #1,427)
- Biggest jump: 572 spots in 1993
- Biggest drop: 357 spots in 1995
Rise & fade · girls
32 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1962
- Peaked 1994 at #184 (1,615 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 5 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 5 yrs · run 1993–1997
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,106
- Highest: 1 in 1,106 girls born in 1994 were named Khadijah (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 10,644 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 47.6% of all girls named Khadijah (3,618) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74 | #3,199 (1969) | #4,906 |
| 1970s | 408 | #1,530 (1979) | #2,351 |
| 1980s | 672 | #1,562 (1986) | #1,739 |
| 1990s | 3,618 | #184 (1994) | #971 |
| 2000s | 836 | #1,689 (2000) | #2,237 |
| 2010s | 1,122 | #1,577 (2018) | #1,865 |
| 2020s | 866 | #1,296 (2024) | #1,516 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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