Madiha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ma-DEE-ha
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,459 for girls
Madiha is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praiseworthy”. In 2025 it ranked 776th for girls in the UK (51 babies) and 4,459th for girls in the US (31 babies).
What does Madiha mean?
Arabic
“praiseworthy”
From the Arabic root for praise; the feminine form of Madih.
Is Madiha a girl's or a boy's name?
Madiha is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 51 girls in the UK and 31 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Madiha in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 51about 1 in 5,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 51 girls in the UK were named Madiha, making it the 776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,526th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 55 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Madiha than any year since 2011.
Half of all the girls named Madiha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 62 girls in the UK were given Madiha or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #621, up from #776 for this spelling alone.
- Madiha 51
- Madeeha 11
Among girls in 2025, it was 719th in England and Wales.
Madiha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | #776 |
| 2024 | 44 | #887 |
| 2023 | 35 | #1,051 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,363 |
| 2021 | 39 | #967 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,526 |
| 2019 | 30 | #1,189 |
| 2018 | 31 | #1,180 |
| 2017 | 32 | #1,150 |
| 2016 | 42 | #942 |
| 2015 | 43 | #915 |
| 2014 | 44 | #925 |
| 2013 | 49 | #829 |
| 2012 | 40 | #978 |
| 2011 | 55 | #748 |
| 2010 | 42 | #900 |
| 2009 | 39 | #927 |
| 2008 | 45 | #825 |
| 2007 | 42 | #830 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,319 |
| 2005 | 24 | #1,128 |
| 2004 | 25 | #1,048 |
| 2003 | 26 | #997 |
| 2002 | 32 | #829 |
| 2001 | 29 | #871 |
| 2000 | 21 | #1,073 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,298 |
| 1998 | 16 | #1,289 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,387 |
| 1996 | 17 | #1,179 |
How popular is Madiha in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,459among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 31about 1 in 52,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 31 girls in the US were named Madiha, making it the 4,459th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,208th. It first appears in the records in 1984.
2025 had the most girls named Madiha of any year since it first appeared, in 1984.
Half of all the girls named Madiha in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Madiha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #4,459 |
| 2024 | 15 | #7,247 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6,702 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
Names like Madiha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Hafsa Hiba Aaliyah Zainab Abeeha Khadija Amira Rahma Safiya Halima Maliha
Other spellings of Madiha
Names related to Madiha
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Amir Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Madiha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madiha, updated 20 October 2026.