girl's name
Kadijah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,564
Kadijah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1994, when 486 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1969.
Kadijah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 12 |
| 1980s | 44 |
| 1990s | 1,120 |
| 2000s | 177 |
| 2010s | 65 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 42 |
How popular is Kadijah?
In 2025, Kadijah was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kadijah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kadijah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kadijah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kadijah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kadijah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kadijah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kadijah
How popular is the name Kadijah?
In 2025, Kadijah was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kadijah a girl's or a boy's name?
Kadijah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kadijah most popular?
Kadijah peaked in 1994, when 486 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kadijah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kadijah currently ranks #12,120 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.