Khadija
Top 1000
About Khadija
The Prophet Muhammad's first wife and the first convert to Islam, and a very popular name in the Muslim community. It ranks in the Top 200 girls' names in France, Italy and England & Wales (alongside variant Khadijah just below the Top 200).
Pronounced kah-DEE-juh.
As of October 2026, Khadija ranked #982 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Editor's take: The name Khadija is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "premature child".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,404 | 163 | 91.2 |
| 2015 | #1,342 | 177 | 99.2 |
| 2016 | #1,342 | 177 | 99.9 |
| 2017 | #1,369 | 169 | 97.9 |
| 2018 | #1,329 | 171 | 100.5 |
| 2019 | #1,144 | 211 | 125.7 |
| 2020 | #1,268 | 177 | 109.5 |
| 2021 | #1,175 | 208 | 126.8 |
| 2022 | #1,122 | 219 | 133.5 |
| 2023 | #1,191 | 202 | 125.9 |
| 2024 | #1,073 | 231 | 142.6 |
| 2025 | #982 | 258 | 160.5 |
World rankings
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Khadija on lists
Famous Khadijas
- Khadija bint Khuwaylid
Prophet Muhammad's first wife
- Khadija Abbouda
Morrocan archer (2008 Olympics)
- Khadija Ahrari
one of first four women elected to Afghan Parliament
- Khadija al
Salami, first Yemeni female film producer
- Khadija Arib
Morrocan,Dutch politician & former civil servant
- Khadija Gayibova (1893
1938), Azerbaijani pianist
- Khadija Ismayilova
Azerbaijani investigative journalist & radio host
- Khadija Maalin (d. 2005)
wife of Somali military dictator Siad Barre
- Khadija Mastoor (1927
1982), Urdu writer from Pakistan
- Khadija Nazirova
Azerbaijani TV presenter
- Khadija Ryadi
Moroccan human rights activist
- Khadija Sharife
African journalist & author
- Khadija Abdul Qahaar
Canadian news publisher & Islamic convert
- Khadija Salum Ally Al
Qassmy, member of Tanzanian Parliament
Khadija in pop culture
- Khadija Mosque
mosque in Berlin, Germany (opened 2008)