Girl’s name · African, Arabic

Kadiatou

How to say it: ka-dya-TOO · /kadjaˈtu/

West African form of Arabic Khadija meaning 'early child' - very common in Mali, Guinea, Senegal.

Kadiatou was the 2,949th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 35 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 48% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,128 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,949for girls in 2025
1 in 94,724US babies
35born in 2025
#2,128projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Kadiatou
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,949
Babies born in 202535
Share of births1 in 94,724
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+48%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,128
In France, 2025#318 among girls’ names, 175 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Kadiatou is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 17 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Kadi
  • Kadia

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Kadiatou is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.

In France: #318 for girls in 2025.

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