Madihah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ma-DEE-ha
- Origin
- Arabic
Madihah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praiseworthy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Madihah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Madiha
“praiseworthy”
From the Arabic root for praise; the feminine form of Madih.
Meaning borrowed from Madiha.
Is Madihah a girl's or a boy's name?
Madihah is a girls' name.
How popular is Madihah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 31 girls.
Half of all the girls named Madihah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Madihah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,548 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,374 |
| 2006 | 20 | #1,364 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,332 |
| 2004 | 27 | #1,006 |
| 2003 | 31 | #901 |
| 2002 | 26 | #962 |
| 2001 | 20 | #1,118 |
| 2000 | 27 | #898 |
| 1999 | 27 | #893 |
| 1998 | 22 | #1,049 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,466 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
Names like Madihah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Farah, Aakifah, Hibah, Umamah, Safia, Musfirah, Samah, Umaymah, Azeemah, Habiba, Faiza, Sumayyah
Names related to Madihah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Madihah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madihah, updated 20 October 2026.