Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Kadija

Gender

Female

Origin

African
Swahili name meaning born prematurely.

Pronunciation

k(a)-di-ja

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #2209, 60 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10917, 8 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
20258
20245
20238
202211
20219
202016
201912
201811
201716
201623

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #1516, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20255
2024–
20236
20229
20213
2020–
20196
20185
20173
20169

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1982 (rank #668, 33 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1452, 22 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202322
202224
202126
202026
201921
201828
201723
201619
201520
201421

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence