How Many People Are Named Khadijah?
An estimated 7,219 people in the United States have the first name Khadijah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Khadijah peaked in popularity in 1994 with 1,622 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Khadijah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Khadijah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,219
About 1 in 47,479 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1994
1,622 births
Total Registered
7,450
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Khadijah
Khadijah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,450 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Khadijah as a male name
Ranked #7,399 in 1994
7 male births in 1994
Peak: 1994 (7 births)
Khadijah as a female name
Ranked #1,299 in 2024
177 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (1,615 births)
Khadijah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Khadijah span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 3,625 babies were registered. Khadijah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Khadijah by Decade
How has Khadijah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Khadijah by State
Birth registrations for Khadijah span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Oregon, Colorado, Oklahoma. On average, about 170 Khadijahs were registered per state.
Khadijah + Last Name Combinations
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Khadijah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Khadijah?
We estimate approximately 7,219 people named Khadijah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 47,479 Americans share this first name.
Is Khadijah a common name?
Khadijah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,450 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Khadijah most popular?
Khadijah reached peak popularity in 1994, when 1,622 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Khadijah is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Khadijah a female name?
Khadijah is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Khadijah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Khadijah Smith, Khadijah Johnson, Khadijah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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