Girls' name · since 1986
Kadija
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 606 babies named Kadija, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,490 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,256 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 606
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kadija is the #11256 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 606 recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kadija has been recorded 606 times among girls since 1986, currently ranked #11256 nationally and more common than 35% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #10,490 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,256 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 606 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kadija ranks #10,490 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,256 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 606 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,490 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,256 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 606
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kadija's 606 recorded births place it above 85.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kadija compares
606 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kadija's all-time total is 61% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kadija | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 606 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kadija's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kadija splits its recorded history at 2006: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 60 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kadija popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Kadija by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (204 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Kadija's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kadija births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
204 births
- 2000s
2000s
166 births
- 2010s
2010s
158 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 204 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kadija compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kadija's total volume
Kadija by state
Where Kadija concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 55 | 9.1% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
55 of 606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kadija's data
- Kadija's decade-level peak was the 1990s (204 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kadijas (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kadija: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kadija draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.