Khadija

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Khadija Shaw

Jamaican association football player

Choose Khadija and your child shares a first name with Khadija Shaw, a Jamaican association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Khadija, like who?” Khadija Shaw's Wikipedia article is available in 27 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 6,231 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Khadija, 258 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Khadija would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKhadija first shows up in US birth records in 1965, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 60 years since.
• 🏆Best yearKhadija is at its all-time high right now: #980 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowKhadija is 4.3× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 26,738 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 6,231.
• 🚀TrendKhadija has climbed 284 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #980. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedKhadija is most popular in New York, where it ranks #267, followed by Illinois (#471) and Minnesota (#597). It's in the top 1,000 in 11 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Arabic, Khadija means “premature child”. Our records link it to African, Arabic and Swahili roots.
• 🌍OriginKhadija is the #6 most popular Swahili girl name in the US. That's out of 238 Swahili girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Khadija

Khadija is a girl name of African, Arabic and Swahili origin meaning “premature child”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-ija”. US birth records list Khadija for girls from 1965 to 2025, in 61 of those 61 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #980 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #980, with 258 babies.

Origin:African namesArabic namesSwahili names