Girls' name · since 2001
Medelin
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Medelin, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 12
- total births
- 2001–2005
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Medelin sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 12 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Medelin recorded 12 times among girls since 2001, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2005.
- 12 total births
- 2001–2005 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Medelin's 12 recorded births place it above 27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Medelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Medelin's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Medelin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2005
- Peak year (2005)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Medelin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Medelin's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Medelin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Medelin: Baby Name Since 2001 - 12 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/medelin. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Medelin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.