Medine
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- meh-dee-NEH
- Origin
- Arabic
Medine is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “city”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Medine mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of Medina, from Arabic madina 'city'
“city”
Turkish form of Medina, the Saudi city where the Prophet Muhammad is buried, from Arabic madina, 'city'.
Is Medine a girl's or a boy's name?
Medine is a girls' name.
How popular is Medine in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 8 girls.
Medine in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
Names like Medine
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabelle, Annabelle, Beatrice, Phoebe, Matilda, Aisha, Sienna, Amira, Florence, Zainab, Esme, Liyana
Names related to Medine
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
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, “Medine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/medine, updated 20 October 2026.