Madina
Girl name · #2311 in 2025 · Very rare
Madina is currently the #2311 girl name in the United States — 79 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3254, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 22,785 girls born in 2025 was named Madina.
The 59-year story
Madina first appears in the Social Security records in 1966, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 85 babies and a rank of #2210. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Madina per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Madina in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Madina is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Madina will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Madina is most common
State-level data for Madina is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Madina
Statistically, parents drawn to Madina tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mahina, Zeina, Avelina, Zarina, and Yasmina.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Madina | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | #2298 |
| 2024 | 85 | #2218 |
| 2023 | 85 | #2210 |
| 2022 | 82 | #2277 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2751 |
| 2020 | 69 | #2500 |
| 2019 | 53 | #3043 |
| 2018 | 65 | #2647 |
| 2017 | 68 | #2573 |
| 2016 | 68 | #2594 |
| 2015 | 50 | #3254 |
| 2014 | 55 | #3041 |
| 2013 | 44 | #3513 |
| 2012 | 46 | #3464 |
| 2011 | 47 | #3407 |
| 2010 | 50 | #3256 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4931 |
| 2008 | 37 | #4179 |
| 2007 | 28 | #5097 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4165 |
| 2005 | 26 | #4958 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6216 |
| 2003 | 24 | #5092 |
| 2002 | 25 | #4767 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6067 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Madina a popular girl name?
Madina ranked #2311 among girls in 2025 with 79 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3254.
When was the name Madina most popular?
Madina peaked in 2023, when 85 American girls received the name (ranked #2210 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Madina?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 22,785 newborn American girls was named Madina. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.