Girls' name · since 1973
Khadeja
181 babies named Khadeja in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 181
- total births
- 1973–2009
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
181 girls have been named Khadeja since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Khadeja has 181 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1973 to 2009.
- 181 total births
- 1973–2009 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Khadeja's 181 recorded births place it above 71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Khadeja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Khadeja's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Khadeja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2009
- Peak year (1994)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Khadeja by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Khadeja's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Khadeja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 113 births (62% of all-time use).
Khadeja by state
Where Khadeja concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
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- Khadeja's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (113 total births) through the 2000s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Khadejas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1973–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Khadeja: Baby Name Since 1973 - 181 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/khadeja. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Khadeja 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 July 2026.