Is Kadijah a boy or girl name?

Kadijah is a girl’s name. Of the 1,465 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Kadijah

Recorded 1969–2025 · United States

Kadijah was most popular in 1994, when 486 American babies were given the name — ranking #957 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,465 people named Kadijah.

Kadijah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kadijah’s peak in 1994. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kadijah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kadijah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,465 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kadijah

Where Kadijah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org