US rank #15846 Girls' name Peak 1994 598 births

Kadija — #15846 US girls' name

598 babies named Kadija in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s211990s2042000s1662010s1582020s49
#15846
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 10% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Kadija was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

60 babies were named Kadija in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kadija

The Social Security Administration has registered 598 babies named Kadija between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kadija currently holds the #15846 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kadija performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 204 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kadija shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Kadija in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kadija in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 598 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kadija at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

598

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

1994

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,846

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kadija popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
60
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
020406080 202420192014200920041999199419891986 5

Kadija by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
204 births that decade — 34% of Kadija's all-time total
1980s211990s2042000s1662010s1582020s49

Kadija by state

Where Kadija concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kadija
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
55 9.2%
#2 South Carolina
5 0.8%
New York share of Kadija's total US births 9.2%
Even split

55 of 598 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kadija?
598 babies have been named Kadija since 1986. It currently ranks #15846 among girls. The peak year was 1994 with 60 births.
When was Kadija most popular?
Kadija was most popular in the 1990s decade with 204 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Kadija most popular?
The top states for the name Kadija are New York (55 births), South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Kadija been used?
Kadija has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kadija?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kadence, Kady, Kadie, Kadijah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.