Khadijah

Khadijah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “premature child”
Origin: Arabic
Say it: khuh-DEE-juh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Arabic Khadija/Khadijah. Best known as the name of Khadija bint Khuwaylid, the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad.

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How popular is Khadijah?

202453.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Khadijah in 2024177

2024 rank#1,299 girls

Peak year1994

Total US babies since 18807,450

Khadijah is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Khadijah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Laylanight · Arabic
Lylanight · Arabic
Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
Lilahnight · Arabic
Lilanight · Arabic
Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic
Zarablooming flower · Arabic

Khadijah questions

What does the name Khadijah mean?

Khadijah means "premature child". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic Khadija/Khadijah. Best known as the name of Khadija bint Khuwaylid, the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad.

Is Khadijah a boy or girl name?

Khadijah is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Khadijah?

177 US babies were named Khadijah in 2024. Its peak year was 1994.

How do you pronounce Khadijah?

Khadijah is usually pronounced khuh-DEE-juh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.