Medina

Meaning and origin of Medina

Popularity of Medina in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2009.
• Over recent years, Medina has been stable (+0.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Medina every 36 schools, all spellings combined.

Medina in English-speaking countries

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  891^st girls’ name121 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,346+8.9% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,481^st girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 11,036

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  150 babies in 3 years1 girl in 32,214+6.2% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Medina and Médina are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Médina85
• Médyna10
• Medyna10
• Medinah5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Medina

• Madina
• Mahira
• Maymouna
• Kimya
• Youssra
• Ramata
• Rokia
• Meliha
• Hania
• Djamila
• Noussayba
• Safya

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin