Medeea
Girl · me-DAY-a · Greek
Medeea is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “cunning, planning”. In 2025 it ranked 1,368th for girls in the UK (24 babies).
What does Medeea mean?
Greek: Romanian form of Medea
“cunning, planning”
Romanian form of Medea, the sorceress of Greek myth who helped Jason win the Golden Fleece.
- Say it
- me-DAY-a
Is Medeea a girl's or a boy's name?
Medeea is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Medeea in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,368among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the UK were named Medeea, making it the 1,368th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 910th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 46 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Medeea than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Medeea in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,315th in England and Wales.
Medeea in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #1,368 |
| 2024 | 27 | #1,288 |
| 2023 | 26 | #1,322 |
| 2022 | 46 | #836 |
| 2021 | 33 | #1,109 |
| 2020 | 42 | #910 |
| 2019 | 30 | #1,189 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,420 |
| 2017 | 15 | #2,011 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
Names like Medeea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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