girl's name
Medina
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,925
England and Wales
#912
2025 births
Medina is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 60 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 94,733 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1948.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Medina over time
Births per decade in France, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 25 |
| 1980s | 80 |
| 1990s | 220 |
| 2000s | 500 |
| 2010s | 780 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 435 |
How popular is Medina?
In 2025, Medina was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Medina is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Medina is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Médina | Médina is Medina written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #1,501. | 490 |
Names that peaked alongside Medina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Medina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Medina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Medina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Medina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Medina
How popular is the name Medina?
In 2025, Medina was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Medina a girl's or a boy's name?
Medina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Medina?
Medina has 3 syllables.
When was Medina most popular?
Medina peaked in 2024, when 60 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Medina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Medina currently ranks #912 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.