Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Khadija

Gender

Female

Origin

African
Swahili name meaning born prematurely.

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Khadija

Pronunciation

k-hadija, kha-di-ja

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #980, 258 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025258
2024231
2023202
2022219
2021208
2020177
2019211
2018171
2017169
2016177

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 2024 (rank #143, 346 births); most recent 2025 (rank #146, 340 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025340
2024346
2023305
2022286
2021268
2020273
2019295
2018321
2017283
2016305

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 2016 (rank #170, 387 births); most recent 2023 (rank #163, 385 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023385
2022346
2021364
2020335
2019377
2018382
2017357
2016387
2015357
2014356

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

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #358, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #473, 7 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20257
20247
202310
20223
20215
20203
20195
20183
20174
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #272, 13 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202513
20249
20238
20226
20216
20203
20196
20185
20177
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #354, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
20224
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence