Name profile

Khadija

A name meaning "premature child".

PronunciationArabic /xa.ˈdiː.d͡ʒa/
Usage languagesArabic, Bengali, French, Urdu
US rank (2025)#980

Meaning and history

Khadija is an Arabic name meaning “premature child.” It was the name of the Prophet Muhammad’s first wife, a wealthy merchant and widow whom he married in 595; she was the mother of all his children except one and became the first person to convert to Islam after Muhammad received his first revelation 15 years later.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 107 births, rank #1,894
2007: 92 births, rank #2,163
2008: 117 births, rank #1,834
2009: 133 births, rank #1,676
2010: 114 births, rank #1,794
20112011: 104 births, rank #1,909
2012: 134 births, rank #1,612
2013: 135 births, rank #1,587
2014: 163 births, rank #1,403
2015: 177 births, rank #1,337
20162016: 177 births, rank #1,338
2017: 169 births, rank #1,364
2018: 171 births, rank #1,325
2019: 211 births, rank #1,143
2020: 177 births, rank #1,264
20212021: 208 births, rank #1,175
2022: 219 births, rank #1,120
2023: 202 births, rank #1,186
2024: 231 births, rank #1,075
20252025: 258 births, rank #980

In 2025, 258 babies were recorded with the name Khadija, ranking #980 among girls.