The baby name Medina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /məˈdiːnə/ (muh-DEE-nuh).
Medina is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Medina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /məˈdiːnə/ (muh-DEE-nuh).
Medina is Arabic in Origin.
Medina is a feminine given name drawn from Arabic madinah, "city," best known from al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, the Prophet’s city in today’s Saudi Arabia. The root m-d-n carries senses of urbanity and civility, so the name can suggest community, refinement, or sanctuary. It appears across the Muslim world as an honorific place-derived name for girls and is familiar internationally through the sacred city’s prominence.
In naming records, Medina has multiple pathways. Through Andalusi Arabic, Medina became a widespread Iberian place name and the Spanish surname Medina (e.g., Medina del Campo), which later traveled to the Americas; its use as a given name in Spanish-speaking countries is modern but growing. Variants and cognates include Madinah/Medinah (English transliterations), Médina (French), Medine (Turkish), and Almedina (Bosnian/Herzegovinian). Nicknames and short forms include Medi and Dina.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 411 |
| ET | Girls | 0 | #11 | 6 | 372 |
| ET | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 678 |
| TM | Girls | 0 | #31 | 5 | 574 |
| HN | Girls | 0 | #37 | 2 | 884 |
| AZ | 0 | #43 | 1 | 706 | |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #51 | 2 | 749 |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| LU | 0 | #65 | 2 | 2,830 | |
| AL | 0 | #69 | 8 | 2,372 | |
| SI | 0 | #70 | 10 | 1,612 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #71 | 5 | 1,051 |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| RS | 0 | #82 | 3 | 923 | |
| KZ | 0 | #92 | 3 | 1,452 | |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #92 | 1 | 865 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #93 | 2 | 2,402 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #96 | 87 | 2,769 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #99 | 37 | 1,786 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #101 | 2 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| Norway | Girls | 2025 | #111 | 16 | 453 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #112 | 24 | 1,651 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #123 | 3 | 3,755 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #147 | 33 | 1,568 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #150 | 2 | 4,216 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2023 | #165 | 26 | 419 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #165 | 225 | 5,862 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #166 | 2 | 3,171 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #176 | 10 | 4,850 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #177 | 2 | 2,508 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| AR | 0 | #192 | 2 | 2,915 | |
| RU | 0 | #192 | 3 | 3,641 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #207 | 16 | 4,141 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #209 | 3 | 3,402 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #212 | 6 | 4,575 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 4,970 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #229 | 3 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #244 | 3 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #248 | 4 | 6,592 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #258 | 89 | 7,678 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #267 | 19 | 2,795 |
| NG | 0 | #269 | 4 | 5,926 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #272 | 969 | 25,931 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #273 | 17 | 3,687 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #276 | 3 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #286 | 31 | 15,378 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #286 | 4 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #290 | 7 | 6,578 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #296 | 267 | 20,968 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 5,122 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #299 | 18 | 7,429 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| MY | 0 | #320 | 11 | 12,352 | |
| PE | 0 | #324 | 6 | 6,350 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #331 | 7 | 6,973 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #332 | 89 | 1,885 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GT | 0 | #334 | 5 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #336 | 4 | 7,570 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #360 | 37 | 15,987 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #370 | 36 | 3,185 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #370 | 21 | 13,098 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #373 | 19 | 1,368 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #379 | 123 | 11,913 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| MX | 0 | #398 | 16 | 8,339 | |
| BO | 0 | #404 | 5 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #405 | 4 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #405 | 9 | 5,922 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #407 | 109 | 19,177 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| Germany | 0 | #424 | 14 | 2,542 | |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #446 | 22 | 7,628 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #462 | 13 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #465 | 17 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #468 | 13 | 7,768 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #468 | 4 | 7,952 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #469 | 13 | 9,861 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| BH | 0 | #523 | 31 | 17,937 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #528 | 9 | 6,731 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #530 | 11 | 11,671 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #534 | 8 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #541 | 7 | 10,981 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #567 | 7 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #572 | 15 | 18,916 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #573 | 20 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #579 | 21 | 8,289 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #606 | 10 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #608 | 10 | 11,648 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #634 | 25 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #645 | 21 | 13,390 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #646 | 6 | 9,488 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #649 | 90 | 3,895 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #664 | 178 | 4,949 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #701 | 86 | 15,093 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #724 | 201 | 15,656 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #758 | 12 | 18,755 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #764 | 222 | 16,355 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #781 | 5 | 12,213 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #822 | 57 | 14,506 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #826 | 26 | 14,098 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #841 | 154 | 24,821 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #857 | 60 | 8,487 |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #890 | 41 | 5,610 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #902 | 54 | 5,933 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #910 | 34 | 14,861 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #943 | 10 | 5,697 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #943 | 17 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #954 | 30 | 5,561 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #971 | 108 | 16,140 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #988 | 5 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 175 | 17,781 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,072 | 21 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,075 | 137 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,093 | 19 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,103 | 26 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,116 | 26 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,125 | 52 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,306 | 141 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,450 | 22 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,456 | 159 | 28,008 |
Medina is popular in 88 countries — most recent births per country:
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