Girls' name · since 1984
Khadejah
285 babies named Khadejah in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 285
- total births
- 1984–2007
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 83%
- born in that decade
Khadejah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 285 have been recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Khadejah recorded 285 times among girls since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2007.
- 285 total births
- 1984–2007 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 83% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Khadejah's 285 recorded births place it above 77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Khadejah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Khadejah's full recorded timeline at 1998, 22% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 78% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 115 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Khadejah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2007
- Peak year (1994)
- 115
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2007.
285 total births across 24 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1994 with 115 births in a single year.
Khadejah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Khadejah's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Khadejah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
237 births
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 237 births (83% of all-time use).
Khadejah decade highlights
- Peak decade 237 births
- Runner-up 42 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Khadejah by state
Where Khadejah concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 12 | 4.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 10 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 9 | 3.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 9 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 7 | 2.5% |
| #7 | California | | 5 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.8% |
12 of 285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Florida 4.2% of nationwide
- New York 3.9% of nationwide
- Alabama 3.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.2% of nationwide
- North Carolina 3.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 10 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 4.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Khadejah appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Khadejah's data
- Khadejah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (237 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Khadejahs (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
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, 1984–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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