Khadeejah
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "the one who leads towards the right path".
Name Census estimates that about 235 living Americans carry the first name Khadeejah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Khadeejah today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Khadeejah births was 1994 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Khadeejah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Khadeejah with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
235
~ 1 in 1,458,529 Americans
Peak year
1994
18 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#16,454
Tracked since 1991
Census
Khadeejah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 215 people with the first name Khadeejah, which placed it at #36,733 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#36,733
National first-name rank
People counted
215
215 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
52.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Khadeejah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Khadeejah is Black at 52.1%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (30.7%) and White (9.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Khadeejah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Khadeejah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American52.1% · 112
- Asian and Pacific Islander30.7% · 66
- White9.8% · 21
- Two or more races4.7% · 10
- Hispanic or Latino1.4% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 3
Popularity
Khadeejah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Khadeejah from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 87 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Khadeejah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Khadeejah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Khadeejah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Khadeejahs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Khadeejah
The name Khadeejah has its origins in the Arabic language and is derived from the root word "khadija," which means "the one who was born premature." This name gained significant prominence in the 7th century CE due to its association with Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, the first wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, born around 555 CE in Mecca, was a successful businesswoman and the first person to convert to Islam. She is revered as the "Mother of the Believers" and is mentioned numerous times in the Quran and other Islamic texts, which have contributed to the widespread use of the name Khadeejah among Muslims.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Khadeejah can be found in the historical accounts of the life of the Prophet Muhammad, where Khadijah bint Khuwaylid is prominently featured. Her support and encouragement played a crucial role in the early years of Islam, and her name has been borne by countless Muslim women throughout history in honor of her significance.
Among the notable historical figures who carried the name Khadeejah is Khadijah al-Kubra, a 10th-century Sufi mystic and scholar from Baghdad. She was known for her expertise in the fields of hadith (Islamic traditions) and fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), and her teachings had a significant impact on the development of Sufism in the region.
Another prominent figure named Khadeejah was Khadijah al-Bagdadiyah, an 11th-century Islamic scholar and jurist from Baghdad. She was renowned for her knowledge of hadith and Islamic law, and her works were widely studied and respected in the Islamic world.
In the 12th century, Khadijah bint Al-Hasan Al-Nabulusi, a Sufi mystic and poet from Damascus, gained recognition for her spiritual compositions and teachings. Her poetic works were influential in the spread of Sufism and Islamic mysticism in the region.
Khadijah Sultan, born in 1923 in British India (now Pakistan), was a pioneering woman in the field of education. She established several schools and educational institutions, contributing significantly to the advancement of women's education in the region.
These are just a few examples of the numerous notable figures throughout history who have borne the name Khadeejah, a name deeply rooted in the Islamic tradition and revered for its association with the life and legacy of the Prophet Muhammad's wife.
People
Khadeejah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Khadeejah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Khadeejah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Khadeejah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 235 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Khadeejah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,458,529 US residents.
Is Khadeejah a common name?
We classify Khadeejah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 239 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Khadeejah most popular?
The single biggest year for Khadeejah was 1994, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Khadeejah is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Khadeejah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 215 people with the name Khadeejah, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #36,733 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Khadeejah in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Khadeejah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Khadeejah appears almost entirely female. Of the 213 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Khadeejah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Khadeejah is Black at 52.1%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (30.7%) and White (9.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Khadeejah most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Khadeejah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 52.1% (112 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Khadeejah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Khadeejah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Khadeejah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Khadeejah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Khadeejah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Khadeejah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Khadeejah?
You can see how many Americans are named Khadeejah on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.