Girls' name · since 1948

Medina

Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 1,987 babies named Medina, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#4,722 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,090 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,987
born since 1948
2000s
peak decade

Medina currently ranks #4090 among girls' names in America, with 1,987 babies recorded since 1948.

Social Security Administration records show Medina recorded 1,987 times among girls since 1948, holding rank #4090 nationally today, ahead of 76% of girls, 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 1948 to 2025.

  • #4,722 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,090 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,987 born since 1948
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Medina ranks #4,722 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,090 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,987 born since 1948, peaking in the 2000s.

#4,722 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,090 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,987
born since 1948
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%76.3%
Medina vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Medina's 1,987 recorded births place it above 93.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

8 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Medina compares

1,987 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Medina's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Medina Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,987 376 567,345
Peak-year births 60 21 19,840

Medina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Medina splits its recorded history at 1988: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 60 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Medina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
60
Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
020406080 194819611971198119912001201120212025 35

Medina by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (391 births, 20% of the file).

2000s was Medina's strongest decade.

391 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.

Medina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 391 births (20% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Medina compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Medina's total volume

Medina vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -136, 2.2%-76, 3.2%-62, 4.9%-90, 2.6%-53, 3.7%-45, 9.2%-102, 17%-16, 16.9%-31, 5.5%-76, 4%-41, 7.1%-26, 7.2%-27, 9.5%-56, 3.9%-111, 3.7%Medina-78, 3%Medina
Medina vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Medina by state

Where Medina concentrates geographically, total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Medina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
327 16.5%
#2 Illinois
42 2.1%
#3 California
40 2.0%
#4 Michigan
34 1.7%
#5 New Jersey
32 1.6%
#6 Pennsylvania
23 1.2%
#7 Florida
5 0.3%
#8 Missouri
5 0.3%
New York share of Medina's total US births 16.5%
Even split

327 of 1,987 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Medina? ▼
1,987 babies have been named Medina since 1948. All-time, it sits at #4,722 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,090 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 60 births.
Where does Medina sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Medina ranks #4,722 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,090 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Medina most popular? ▼
Medina was most popular in the 2000s decade with 391 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Medina most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Medina are New York (327 births), Illinois (42 births), California (40 births).
How long has the name Medina been used? ▼
Records for Medina go back to 1948, giving 78 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Medina? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meda, Medha, Medora, Media, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Medina's data

  • Medina's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (391 total births) through the 2020s (276) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Medinas (327 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Medina

Nearby Names Like Medina

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Medina

Meda Girl
1,882 births
Medha Girl
#6688 933 births
Medora Girl
#11966 759 births
Media Girl
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Medea Girl
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Medina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1948–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Medina 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 August 2026.