Medina
Girl name · #4090 in 2025 · Uniqueness 76/100
Medina is currently the #4090 girl name in the United States — 35 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5127, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 51,429 girls born in 2025 was named Medina.
The 77-year story
Medina first appears in the Social Security records in 1948, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 60 babies and a rank of #2798. 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 Medina per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Medina in class?
Medina scores 76 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Medina will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Medina is most common
State-level data for Medina is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Medina
Statistically, parents drawn to Medina tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lovina, Halina, Delina, Divina, and Mahina.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Medina | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #4067 |
| 2024 | 60 | #2798 |
| 2023 | 55 | #3014 |
| 2022 | 54 | #3033 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3883 |
| 2020 | 34 | #4078 |
| 2019 | 42 | #3611 |
| 2018 | 39 | #3789 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3919 |
| 2016 | 26 | #5130 |
| 2015 | 26 | #5127 |
| 2014 | 42 | #3652 |
| 2013 | 34 | #4243 |
| 2012 | 32 | #4486 |
| 2011 | 34 | #4244 |
| 2010 | 39 | #3889 |
| 2009 | 41 | #3800 |
| 2008 | 39 | #4006 |
| 2007 | 33 | #4475 |
| 2006 | 33 | #4358 |
| 2005 | 53 | #3009 |
| 2004 | 32 | #4287 |
| 2003 | 38 | #3655 |
| 2002 | 37 | #3595 |
| 2001 | 44 | #3142 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Medina a popular girl name?
Medina ranked #4090 among girls in 2025 with 35 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5127.
When was the name Medina most popular?
Medina peaked in 2024, when 60 American girls received the name (ranked #2798 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Medina?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 51,429 newborn American girls was named Medina. It scores 76/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "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.