Khadija

Meaning and origin of Khadija

Popularity of Khadija in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2024.
• Over recent years, Khadija has been stable (+2.9% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Khadija every 6.8 schools, all spellings combined.

Khadija in English-speaking countries

Khadija ranks 155^th in England and Wales and 257^th in Ontario (Canada), against 142^nd in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  155^th girls’ name991 babies in 3 years1 girl in 775+4% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  257^th girls’ name134 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,153+9.1% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  335^th girls’ name30 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,813

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  445^th girls’ name24 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,702

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,067^th girls’ name691 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,993+5% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Kadija70
• Khadijah (in French)40
• Khadyja10
• Kadijah10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Khadija

• Kamila
• Amina
• Amira
• Neyla
• Aïcha
• Fatima
• Leïla
• Mariam
• Naïla
• Alia
• Maïssa
• Maryam

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin