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The baby name Khadija is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /xəˈdiːdʒə/ or /xaˈdiːdʒa/ — common respelling: KHA-dee-jah (kh like the ch in Scottish 'loch').

Khadija is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: /xəˈdiːdʒə/ or /xaˈdiːdʒa/ — common respelling: KHA-dee-jah (kh like the ch in Scottish 'loch')

What is the meaning of the name Khadija ?

The baby name Khadija is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /xəˈdiːdʒə/ or /xaˈdiːdʒa/ — common respelling: KHA-dee-jah (kh like the ch in Scottish 'loch').

Khadija is Arabic in Origin.

From Arabic Khadījah (خديجة), derived from the root kh-d-j “to be born early,” Khadija is most commonly glossed as “premature/early-born,” sometimes extended as “early arrival.” Its fame rests on Khadija bint Khuwaylid (c. 555–619), the Prophet Muhammad’s first wife and the first believer in Islam - a successful Meccan merchant celebrated for integrity and patronage. Her renown anchored the name’s esteem, spreading it across the Islamic world from the 7th century and associating it with faith, strength, and enterprise.

Transliterations vary: Khadijah, Khadeeja, Kadeeja; Maghrebi/Francophone Khadidja; West African Kadija/Kadijatou; Hausa Hadiza; Turkish Hatice; Bosnian/Serbo-Croatian Hatidža; Malay/Indonesian Khadijah (often with the honorific Siti). Nicknames include Dija, Kady, and Senegalese Khady. The name remains popular from North Africa and the Middle East to South and Southeast Asia, valued for its venerable heritage and the positive sense of arriving early or being ahead of one’s time.

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Khadija – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
TN Girls 0 #1 1 3
MA 0 #12 118,137 20,986
DJ Girls 0 #29 1 488
OM Girls 0 #32 836 15,987
BI Girls 0 #33 1 726
MV Girls 0 #34 2 2,021
AF Girls 0 #36 65 2,402
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
GE 0 #44 1 997
BD Girls 0 #68 638 8,413
AF 0 #70 7 1,883
AZ Girls 0 #73 3 1,051
AE Girls 0 #84 821 20,968
SD 0 #96 7 2,130
OM 0 #97 20 6,215
QA 0 #100 7 7,011
NG Girls 0 #102 3,405 15,093
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
SA Girls 0 #110 2,097 25,931
KW 0 #114 8 5,216
SD Girls 0 #116 388 7,678
Norway Girls 2025 #120 7 453
CY Girls 0 #124 2 3,755
Switzerland Girls 2024 #126 10 1,786
IQ 0 #128 6 3,533
JO 0 #138 3 2,158
TN 0 #139 4,055 13,765
Belgium Girls 2024 #142 44 424
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
France Girls 2021 #145 363 3,185
AE 0 #145 33 10,220
BD 0 #148 81 5,992
QA Girls 0 #149 175 15,378
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
MT Girls 0 #151 3 3,773
Sweden Girls 2022 #165 15 1,568
LU Girls 0 #173 13 4,850
LY 0 #175 576 12,703
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
JO Girls 0 #181 174 7,570
Canada Girls 2024 #185 103 2,795
LB 0 #193 835 13,263
BH 0 #204 445 17,937
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
PS 0 #219 8 5,692
GH 0 #220 24 5,396
NG 0 #221 44 5,926
SA 0 #223 73 10,560
DK Girls 0 #231 87 7,429
KW Girls 0 #235 314 19,177
NA Girls 0 #235 3 7,146
GH Girls 0 #238 89 6,973
GR Girls 0 #245 5 6,293
JP Girls 0 #247 5 6,592
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
AF Boys 0 #270 5 3,535
YE 0 #272 113 8,639
JM Girls 0 #277 2 7,507
IL 0 #279 4 6,291
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
EG Girls 0 #283 1,642 14,742
SY 0 #303 693 11,684
Spain Girls 0 #317 1,320 5,561
EG 0 #320 82 6,387
DZ 0 #321 2,043 20,130
MU Girls 0 #330 22 8,539
IQ Girls 0 #332 182 11,303
IT Girls 0 #349 3,399 9,415
CZ Girls 0 #350 2 5,378
CN Girls 0 #352 8 8,829
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
GH Boys 0 #357 5 8,138
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
Finland Girls 0 #365 27 1,368
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
NL 0 #369 23 2,481
JO Boys 0 #387 3 7,057
NL Girls 0 #400 772 5,933
Spain 0 #405 48 2,326
Austria Girls 0 #407 14 1,885
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
PS Girls 0 #408 117 10,981
PH Girls 0 #423 7 13,098
ZA 0 #424 24 14,421
PT Girls 0 #434 18 7,952
SD Boys 0 #463 4 10,523
RU Girls 0 #472 27 11,913
CM Girls 0 #480 61 11,671
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
IL Girls 0 #508 111 11,648
PA Girls 0 #516 3 9,861
IR Girls 0 #521 10 8,334
RU Boys 0 #524 3 12,621
UY Girls 0 #535 2 6,731
BD Boys 0 #538 39 10,045
IN Girls 0 #563 69 13,121
CR Girls 0 #568 6 11,342
SG Girls 0 #570 17 18,916
CM Boys 0 #571 5 12,054
Finland Girls 2026 #597 149 3,895
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
IT 0 #637 78 4,183
HK Girls 0 #646 5 16,104
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
IQ Boys 0 #658 10 13,071
United States Girls 2024 #687 231 8,487
Germany Girls 0 #688 152 4,949
QA Boys 0 #696 12 18,093
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
KW Boys 0 #751 19 18,755
OM Boys 0 #827 55 17,948
NG Boys 0 #835 117 16,906
EG Boys 0 #855 32 15,035
ZA Girls 0 #892 250 25,928
Spain Boys 0 #894 37 5,610
BR Girls 0 #919 23 12,708
MY Girls 0 #932 63 24,821
NL Boys 0 #940 12 5,873
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
PE Girls 0 #1,006 5 14,861
TR 0 #1,015 197 19,440
IN Boys 0 #1,038 2 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,066 27 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,179 4 25,439
MX Girls 0 #1,264 4 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,266 7 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,377 95 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,498 117 28,008

Khadija is popular in 76 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
Brussels, Belgium
Belgium

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People also ask about Khadija

Khadija is predominantly a girl's name.
Khadija is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /xəˈdiːdʒə/ or /xaˈdiːdʒa/ — common respelling: KHA-dee-jah (kh like the ch in Scottish 'loch').
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Khadijah, Khadija, Khadeeja, Khadheeja, Khadidja and Khedija.
Across languages, Khadija has these equivalents: Hatice (Turkish), Hatidza / Hatidža (Bosnian/Balkan), Xadija / Xadiija (Somali), Hadja (West African usage).
Yes, very popular — Khadija ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Khadija ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Khadija's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #196 in 2011 to #145 in 2021 in France.