Medina is a distinctive choice, ranked #795 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Medina in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#795
About the Name Medina
Medina has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #795. The name has climbed 332 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Medina is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Medina
Unlikely. With around 47 UK babies named Medina per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Medina in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Medina is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 332 places over the last five years to #795 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Medina is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Medina include: Facundo Medina — Facundo Axel Medina is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille, on loan from Lens, and the...; Yaritza Medina — Yaritza Medina (born in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican actress, TV host, professional dancer, choreographer and athlete.; Medina (duo) — Medina is a Swedish hip hop duo formation with Arabic influences made up of Swedish artists of Tunisian descent, being Sam-E (born Sami Daniel Rekik), a former....
Medina does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Medinas in the wild.
47
UK babies named Medina (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 332 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Medina
Likely around 1 other Medina in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Medina
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Facundo Axel Medina is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille, on loan from Lens, and the Argentina national team.
Yaritza Medina (born in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican actress, TV host, professional dancer, choreographer and athlete. Among her first appearances on the small screen, she participated and won in a dance and modeling competition in the famous TV show Sabado Gigante in 2009.
Medina is a Swedish hip hop duo formation with Arabic influences made up of Swedish artists of Tunisian descent, being Sam-E (born Sami Daniel Rekik), a former professional football player in Tunisia and Alibi (born Ali Jammali). Sam-E is also of Finnish descent as his mother is Finnish.
Christopher Edward Medina is an American-Norwegian singer born in Chicago, Illinois. In late 2010 he auditioned for American Idol making it to the top 40 before being eliminated.