The baby name Medya is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MED-yah (IPA: /ˈmɛd.jə/).
Medya is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Medya is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MED-yah (IPA: /ˈmɛd.jə/).
Medya is Turkish in Origin.
Medya is a modern Kurdish feminine name rooted in the ethnonym and kingdom of Media (Old Persian Māda, Greek Mēdia), the ancient Iranian people long associated in Kurdish tradition with ancestral heritage. As a given name it conveys “Median; woman of Media” and signals pride in a deep, pre-Islamic cultural past centered in northwestern Iran and the Zagros region.
In contemporary use, Medya rose in visibility from the late 20th century alongside Kurdish cultural revival and diaspora communities in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Europe. While “medya” also means “mass media” in Turkish and Kurdish (a separate loanword), the personal name is distinct and historically motivated. Variants and spellings include Mêdya (Kurmanji), Mediya, and Media; Medea appears as a lookalike in international contexts but has a different Greek etymology. Common diminutives include Medi and Dia.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| IQ | 0 | #131 | 3 | 3,533 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #278 | 12 | 6,578 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #493 | 12 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| TR | 0 | #1,183 | 29 | 19,440 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 |
Medya is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:
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