The first name Medina
A girl’s name from Spanish.
3 syllables Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Spanish origin
Borrowed from Spanish Medina.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 39 girls were named Medina, making it the 894th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 47 births (#795).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Medina with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Medina at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 35 girls born in the United States were named Medina, the 4,138th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 60 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Madinah
Famous people named Medina
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Medina DixonAmerican basketball player (1962–2021)
- Medina EisaEthiopian track and field athlete, born 2002
More Spanish girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Medina mean?
- Borrowed from Spanish Medina.
- What is the origin of the name Medina?
- Borrowed from Spanish Medina.
- How popular is the name Medina?
- In 2025, 39 girls born in England and Wales were named Medina, ranking 894th. Its peak was 2024, with 47 births.
- Is Medina a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,987 US babies named Medina since 1880 were girls.
- When was Medina most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 60 babies were named Medina, its highest rank at 2,813th.
- What are other spellings of Medina?
- Madinah.
- Is Medina also a surname?
- Yes. Medina is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.