Given name
Medinah
“from the city of the prophet”
Medinah is a variant of Medina. One Arabic interpretation is “from the city of the prophet.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Medinah is a variant of Medina. One Arabic interpretation is “from the city of the prophet.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Medinah is a variant of Medina. An origin associated with Medina is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Medinah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18
- 0 boys · 18 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1996. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1995.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Medinah’s family of names
Medinah has a related form in Medina.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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