Kadejah
A feminine Arabic name meaning "an incidental gift".
Name Census estimates that about 395 living Americans carry the first name Kadejah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kadejah today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kadejah births was 1994 (135 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kadejah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
395
~ 1 in 867,733 Americans
Peak year
1994
135 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2015 SSA rank
#17,731
Tracked since 1992
Census
Kadejah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 351 people with the first name Kadejah, which placed it at #26,494 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#26,494
National first-name rank
People counted
351
351 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
87.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kadejah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kadejah is Black at 87.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.4%) and White (4.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kadejah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kadejah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American87.2% · 306
- Two or more races5.4% · 19
- White4.8% · 17
- Hispanic or Latino2.3% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Popularity
Kadejah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kadejah from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 341 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kadejah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kadejah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kadejahs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 13 states and territories. North Carolina, Florida, New York recorded the most babies named Kadejah, while Illinois, Connecticut, Virginia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 12 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kadejah
The name Kadejah is believed to have its origins in the Arabic language. It is a variation of the name Khadijah, which has its roots in the Semitic languages and means "the one who preceded" or "the one who went before."
The name Khadijah holds significant historical and religious significance in Islam. It was the name of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad and the first person to convert to Islam. She played a crucial role in the early days of Islam and is highly revered in the Islamic tradition.
The earliest recorded use of the name Kadejah can be traced back to the Middle Ages, particularly among Muslim communities in the Middle East and North Africa. Over time, the name spread to other regions and cultures, with various spellings and pronunciations emerging.
One of the notable historical figures bearing the name Kadejah was Kadejah bint Khuwaylid (555-619 CE), a wealthy businesswoman from Mecca who later became the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad. She is remembered for her unwavering support of her husband's mission and her contribution to the early Islamic community.
Another prominent figure was Kadejah al-Baghdadiyya (977-1031 CE), a renowned scholar and mystic from Baghdad. She was known for her expertise in Islamic jurisprudence, Hadith (sayings of the Prophet Muhammad), and Sufism.
In the 12th century, Kadejah bint al-Malik al-Kamil (1192-1249 CE) was a princess of the Ayyubid dynasty in Egypt and Syria. She was known for her patronage of the arts and her support for poets and scholars.
During the Ottoman Empire, Kadejah Sultan (1562-1580 CE) was a prominent figure as the daughter of Sultan Selim II and the wife of Sultan Murad III. She was influential in the Ottoman court and played a significant role in the political affairs of her time.
In more recent history, Kadejah Suleiman (1909-1992) was a Sudanese writer, educator, and pioneering feminist. She was one of the first women in Sudan to receive a formal education and fought for women's rights and education in her country.
While the name Kadejah has its roots in the Arabic language and Islamic culture, it has gained popularity across various cultures and regions over time, with each community adding its own unique historical and cultural significance to the name.
People
Kadejah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kadejah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kadejah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kadejah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 395 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kadejah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 867,733 US residents.
Is Kadejah a common name?
We classify Kadejah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 407 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kadejah most popular?
The single biggest year for Kadejah was 1994, when 135 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kadejah is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kadejah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 351 people with the name Kadejah, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #26,494 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kadejah in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kadejah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kadejah appears almost entirely female. Of the 351 people counted with this name, 99.1% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kadejah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kadejah is Black at 87.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.4%) and White (4.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kadejah most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Kadejah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 87.2% (306 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kadejah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kadejah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kadejah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kadejah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kadejah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kadejah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Kadejah as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.