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

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Peak · girls
1994 · 1,615 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
7,596
since 1962

Khadijah over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Khadijah has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #184, 1994girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#1,427151—
2024#1,296178—
2023#1,402160—
2022#1,573135—
2021#1,710121—
2020#1,687121—
2019#1,614131—
2018#1,577137—
2017#1,643131—
2016#1,598138—
2015#1,872109—
2014#1,853109—
2013#1,880107—
2012#2,23284—
2011#2,04395—
2010#2,34181—
2009#2,54873—
2008#2,48576—
2007#2,89062—
2006#2,91659—
2005#2,31477—
2004#2,04489—
2003#1,755107—
2002#1,86695—
2001#1,86194—
2000#1,689104—
1999#1,390127—
1998#1,046188—
1997#985198—
1996#792261—
1995#541438—
1994#1841,615#6,9687
1993#544435—
1992#1,116159—
1991#1,57597—
1990#1,533100—
1989#1,75077—
1988#1,68676—
1987#1,73369—
1986#1,56277—
1985#1,74065—
1984#1,86657—
1983#1,79859—
1982#1,90056—
1981#1,66369—
1980#1,69267—
1979#1,53076—
1978#1,53772—
1977#1,71760—
1976#2,21038—
1975#2,41133—
1974#2,61628—
1973#2,09438—
1972#2,82024—
1971#3,26620—
1970#3,31119—
1969#3,19918—
1968#5,1478—
1967#4,30010—
1966#6,5645—
1965#4,8318—
1964#4,35510—
1963#4,27210—
1962#6,5785—
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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 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Khadijah, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Khadijah, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Khadijah, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Khadijah, so not publishedNHWashington: #460 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,627 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Khadijah, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Khadijah, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Khadijah, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #582 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,124 girlsMNIllinois: #135 for girls · 119 births · 1 in 624 girlsILWisconsin: #283 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,754 girlsWIMichigan: #185 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 986 girlsMINew York: #161 for girls · 133 births · 1 in 836 girlsNYMassachusetts: #270 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,611 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Khadijah, so not publishedRIOregon: #483 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,672 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Khadijah, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Khadijah, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Khadijah, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Khadijah, so not publishedIAIndiana: #283 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,639 girlsINOhio: #239 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,577 girlsOHPennsylvania: #175 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,065 girlsPANew Jersey: #150 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 863 girlsNJConnecticut: #229 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,313 girlsCTCalifornia: #522 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 3,233 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Khadijah, so not publishedUTColorado: #492 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,890 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Khadijah, so not publishedNEMissouri: #211 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsMOKentucky: #268 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,666 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Khadijah, so not publishedWVVirginia: #108 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 490 girlsVAMaryland: #157 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 789 girlsMDDelaware: #96 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 335 girlsDEArizona: #462 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,459 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Khadijah, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Khadijah, so not publishedKSArkansas: #102 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 422 girlsARTennessee: #132 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 635 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #75 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 341 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #51 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 215 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #52 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 211 girlsDCOklahoma: #370 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,024 girlsOKLouisiana: #69 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 299 girlsLAMississippi: #66 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 290 girlsMSAlabama: #70 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 328 girlsALGeorgia: #77 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 364 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Khadijah, so not publishedHITexas: #270 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 1,478 girlsTXFlorida: #123 for girls · 116 births · 1 in 642 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#51 · 1 in 215
  2. District of Columbia#52 · 1 in 211
  3. Mississippi#66 · 1 in 290
  4. Louisiana#69 · 1 in 299
  5. Alabama#70 · 1 in 328

Best ever in a state: #51 in South Carolina, 1994.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#51771 in 215
District of Columbia#52221 in 211
Mississippi#66421 in 290
Louisiana#69751 in 299
Alabama#70641 in 328
North Carolina#751121 in 341
Georgia#771121 in 364
Delaware#96101 in 335
Arkansas#102271 in 422
Virginia#108721 in 490
Florida#1231161 in 642
Tennessee#132461 in 635
Illinois#1351191 in 624
New Jersey#150511 in 863
Maryland#157321 in 789
New York#1611331 in 836
Pennsylvania#175611 in 1,065
Michigan#185551 in 986
Missouri#211241 in 1,236
Connecticut#229131 in 1,313
Ohio#239411 in 1,577
Kentucky#268121 in 1,666
Massachusetts#270211 in 1,611
Texas#270921 in 1,478
Indiana#283201 in 1,639
Wisconsin#283151 in 1,754
Oklahoma#37081 in 2,024
Washington#460111 in 2,627
Arizona#462111 in 2,459
Oregon#48361 in 2,672
Colorado#49271 in 2,890
California#522751 in 3,233
Minnesota#58251 in 5,124
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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.

See more about Khadijah
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 131 spots since 2024 (#1,296 → #1,427)
  • 260 spots since 2020 (#1,687 → #1,427)
  • 445 spots since 2015 (#1,872 → #1,427)
  • Biggest jump: 572 spots in 1993 (#1,116 → #544)
  • Biggest drop: 357 spots in 1995 (#184 → #541)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s74#3,199 (1969)#4,906
1970s408#1,530 (1979)#2,351
1980s672#1,562 (1986)#1,739
1990s3,618#184 (1994)#971
2000s836#1,689 (2000)#2,237
2010s1,122#1,577 (2018)#1,865
2020s866#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.

Khadijah in 1994

girls
#184
1,615 births · 1 in 1,106 girls
boys
#6,968
7 births · 1 in 276,004 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #184Khadijah1,615

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #6,968Khadijah7
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 1,106 of them was named Khadijah, which outranked 98.8% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Khadijah
  1. #181Felicia1,631
  2. #182Krista1,627
  3. #183Joanna1,624
  4. #184Khadijah1,615
  5. #185Sophia1,614
  6. #186Yesenia1,608
  7. #187Mallory1,605
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 276,004 of them was named Khadijah, which outranked 32.0% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Khadijah
  1. #6,372Ziyad8
  2. #6,372Zoe8
  3. #6,372Zubin8
  4. #6,968Khadijah7
  5. #6,968Abayomi7
  6. #6,968Abdoulaye7
  7. #6,968Abdoulie7
  8. #7,770Aadam6
  9. #7,770Aakeem6
  10. #7,770Aaliyah6

Tied with 801 names at #6,968; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1994 →