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Medina

Girl

Meaning of Medina: Arabic: 'city'

Medina is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3960th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 795th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3960

35 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#795

47 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,987

First recorded 1948 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 19 babies1982: 14 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 20 babies1985: 23 babies1986: 14 babies1987: 17 babies1988: 19 babies1989: 28 babies1990: 21 babies19901991: 29 babies1992: 29 babies1993: 35 babies1994: 36 babies1995: 29 babies1996: 24 babies1997: 28 babies1998: 43 babies1999: 33 babies2000: 41 babies20002001: 44 babies2002: 37 babies2003: 38 babies2004: 32 babies2005: 53 babies2006: 33 babies2007: 33 babies2008: 39 babies2009: 41 babies2010: 39 babies20102011: 34 babies2012: 32 babies2013: 34 babies2014: 42 babies2015: 26 babies2016: 26 babies2017: 38 babies2018: 39 babies2019: 42 babies2020: 34 babies20202021: 38 babies2022: 54 babies2023: 55 babies2024: 60 babies2025: 35 babies
US babies named Medina per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 60.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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