Girls' name · since 1994
Medinah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Medinah, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 18
- total births
- 1994–1996
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Medinah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 18 have been recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Medinah recorded 18 times among girls since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 1996.
- 18 total births
- 1994–1996 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Medinah's 18 recorded births place it above 34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Medinah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Medinah's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Medinah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1996
- Peak year (1995)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Medinah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Medinah's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Medinah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 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, 1994–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Medinah: Baby Name Since 1994 - 18 Births, Peak 1995." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/medinah. 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 Medinah 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.