Kadija
How to say it: kah-dee-ZHAH · /kadiˈʒa/
Variant of Khadija, Arabic 'premature child' - name of Prophet Muhammad's first wife.
Kadija was the 9,753rd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 8 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 38% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #15,543 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #9,753 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 8 |
| Share of births | 1 in 414,417 |
| Peak decade | 1990s |
| Change over 10 years | −38% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #15,543 |
| In France, 2025 | #894 among girls’ names, 30 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Kadija is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Kadija is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #894 for girls in 2025.
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