MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Khadija mean?
Khadija comes from an Arabic word for a child born before the full term. Khadija, wife of the Prophet Muhammad, is the central historical referent of the name and is remembered as a merchant.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
खदीजा
Conventional spelling
Arabic
خديجة
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Khadija in Indian usage
5,959 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling खदीजा.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 402 |
| 1960s | 895 |
| 1970s | 1,103 |
| 1980s | 1,574 |
| 1990s | 1,752 |
| Other decades | 233 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,395 |
| Bihar | 2,273 |
| Jharkhand | 876 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 233 |
| Rajasthan | 182 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Khadija / F | 340 | 146 |
| Scotland | Khadija / F | 13 | 272 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Khadija ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Khadija; Table_6, C151 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Khadija; Table_6, C151
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Khadija; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Khadija; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl