Khadijah
Meaning
"premature child, born early"
Origin: Arabic
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #1,300
- Total SSA Count
- 177
- Syllables
- 3
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Dijah, Kadi, Khadi
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"premature child, born early"
Origin: Arabic
"light, shining"
Origin: Sanskrit
Meera is more popular, ranked #1101 vs #1300 for Khadijah.
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Meera is more popular, ranked #1101 compared to Khadijah at #1300 in the United States.
Khadijah means "premature child, born early" (Arabic origin). Meera means "light, shining" (Sanskrit origin).
Khadijah is primarily a girl name. Meera is primarily a girl name.