Khatija

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Khatija: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Khatija: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #1,697, and it stood at #4,843 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
19times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1697highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2683
1997	#1802
1998	#1697
1999	#2189
2001	#3998
2003	#4373
2004	#3197
2005	#2084
2006	#3548
2007	#4294
2008	#4524
2009	#4564
2010	#2589
2011	#3549
2012	#2969
2014	#5691
2015	#4736
2016	#5785
2024	#4843

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 19 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1697 among girls in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Khatija by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Khatija in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	31	4 of 10	8
2000s	38	8 of 10	5
2010sbusiest	33	6 of 10	6
2020s	4	1 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 6 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Khatija appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1697 in England and Wales in 1998.

Khatija's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#4843	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#5785	3	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#4736	4	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#5691	3	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#2969	8	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#3549	6	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#2589	9	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#4564	4	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#4524	4	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#4294	4	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#3548	5	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#2084	10	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#3197	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#4373	3	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#3998	3	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#2189	7	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#1697	10	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#1802	9	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#2683	5	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 19 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,697, first reached in 1998.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 10 births, registered in England and Wales in 1998.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 7 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
10 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
5separate stretches the record falls into5 separate stretches →
7 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#4,843position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
10births registered in its largest year, 1998Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Candace · #1697, 23y
Cansu · #1697, 16y
Farha · #1697, 23y
Mary-Anne · #1697, 24y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Candace · #1697, 23y
Cansu · #1697, 16y
Farha · #1697, 23y
Mary-Anne · #1697, 24y

Khatija and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Khatija without appearing here.

Khatija moved ahead of

Martine Compare
In 2009 they stood at #4294 and #3218 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2010 that had become #2589 and #5707.
Ellinor Compare
In 2011 they stood at #3549 and #3185 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #2969 and #5876.
Vicki Compare
In 2004 they stood at #3197 and #3197 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2005 that had become #2084 and #3970.
Cheryl Compare
In 2023 they stood at #5785 and #2757 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #4843 and #5891.

Moved ahead of Khatija

Luca Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2969 and #3285 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #5691 and #2203.
Meabh Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2969 and #5876 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #5691 and #2314.
Ida Compare
In 2000 they stood at #2189 and #2770 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #3998 and #1728.
Selma Compare
In 2000 they stood at #2189 and #2444 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #3998 and #2023.

Moved the opposite way to Khatija

Ada Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Khatija went from #2683 to #4843 while Ada went from #2683 to #40.
Alma Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Khatija went from #2683 to #4843 while Alma went from #2096 to #234.
Alyssa Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Khatija went from #2683 to #4843 while Alyssa went from #783 to #285.
Amalie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Khatija went from #2683 to #4843 while Amalie went from #2096 to #1128.

Moved the same way as Khatija

Abigail Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Khatija went from #2683 to #4843 and Abigail from #21 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Khatija went from #2683 to #4843 and Aimee from #70 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Khatija went from #2683 to #4843 and Aisling from #440 to #2000.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Khatija went from #2683 to #4843 and Alex from #161 to #2253.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1697 in England and Wales in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Khatija

Khatija at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Khatija by decade in England and Wales · Girls

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Popularity data

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Khatija at a glance

Khatija by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Khatija appears in

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Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Khatija and the names beside it

Khatija moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Khatija

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