Girls' name · since 1969
Kadijah
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 1,465 babies named Kadijah, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,786 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,166 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,465
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,465 babies have been named Kadijah since 1969, making it today's #12166 girls' name.
Kadijah has 1,465 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12166 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #5,786 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,166 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,465 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kadijah ranks #5,786 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,166 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,465 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,786 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,166 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,465
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kadijah's 1,465 recorded births place it above 91.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Kadijah compares
1,465 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Kadijah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kadijah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,465 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 486 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kadijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kadijah splits its recorded history at 2002: 16% of all births land in the more recent half, 84% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 486 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kadijah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 486
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Kadijah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,120 births, 76% of the file).
1990s was Kadijah's strongest decade.
1,120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Kadijah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 44
1980s
44 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,120 births
- 2000s 177
2000s
177 births
- 2010s 65
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,120 births (76% of all-time use).
How Kadijah 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 Kadijah's total volume
Kadijah by state
Where Kadijah concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 112 | 7.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 95 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 94 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 70 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 61 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 60 | 4.1% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 50 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 39 | 2.7% |
112 of 1,465 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Kadijah appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kadijah's data
- Kadijah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,120 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Kadijahs (112 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kadijah: 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 (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Kadijah 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.