Medina
Medina was the 4138th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 2526th; the most babies were born in 2024 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,107 places. More babies were named Medina in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,138 girls, down 3 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202460 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,987babies recorded
Medina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,138 | 35 |
| 2020 | #4,135 | 34 |
| 2010 | #3,935 | 39 |
| 2000 | #3,319 | 41 |
| 1990 | #4,624 | 21 |
| 1980 | #3,466 | 24 |
| 1970 | #3,814 | 16 |
| 1960 | #3,623 | 13 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Medina, counting every spelling?
Medina is the most common spelling of a name family that had 41 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 41 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medina | 35 | #4,138 | 242 |
| Madonna | 6 | #14,273 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Medina?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Medina (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Medina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Medina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Medina?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Medina are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 12 and 43. That makes Medina mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Medina by state
How common Medina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.9×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Medina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Medina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Medina
How popular is the name Medina?
Medina was the 4138th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 2526th; the most babies were born in 2024 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,107 places. More babies were named Medina in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Medina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Medina in the US.
Where is Medina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Medina was most common in Michigan (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Illinois.