How Many People Are Named Medina?
An estimated 1,845 people in the United States have the first name Medina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Medina peaked in popularity in 2024 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Medina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Medina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,845
About 1 in 185,775 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2024
60 births
Total Registered
1,952
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Medina
Medina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,952 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Medina as a female name
Ranked #2,806 in 2024
60 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (60 births)
Medina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Medina span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 391 babies were registered. While Medina is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Medina by Decade
How has Medina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Medina by State
Birth registrations for Medina span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Missouri, Florida, Pennsylvania. On average, about 62 Medinas were registered per state.
Medina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Medina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Medina
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Medina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Medina?
We estimate approximately 1,845 people named Medina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 185,775 Americans share this first name.
Is Medina a common name?
Medina is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,952 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Medina most popular?
Medina reached peak popularity in 2024, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Medina is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Medina a female name?
Medina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Medina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Medina Smith, Medina Johnson, Medina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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