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Girl name

Kadija

100% girls · 8 born in 2025

Kadija has been given to about 606 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 599
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kadija per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1994 · 60
  • Born in 20258
  • All time606
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Kadija?

Its best year was 1994, when 60 babies were given the name, ranking 2221st. The typical living American called Kadija is about 21 years old today.

Names that sound like Kadija

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Khadija0.89
  2. Khadijah0.71
  3. Karina0.69
  4. Kaia0.69
  5. Kamila0.69
  6. Kaila0.69
  7. Katina0.69
  8. Kalina0.69

Middle names for Kadija

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kadija Rose0.85
  2. Kadija Louise0.85
  3. Kadija June0.84
  4. Kadija Pearl0.84
  5. Kadija Quinn0.84
  6. Kadija Nell0.84

Sibling names for Kadija

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.80
  2. Ilianasister · 0.79
  3. Misaelbrother · 0.79
  4. Thaliasister · 0.78
  5. Alonsobrother · 0.78
  6. Mohammadbrother · 0.78

Where Kadija is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kadija White0.80
    2. Kadija Reyes0.80
    3. Kadija Nguyen0.80
    4. Kadija Moore0.80
    5. Kadija Lee0.80
    6. Kadija Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kadija

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.