Medina means city or the radiant city — from the Arabic. Medina IS the second-holiest city in Islam — the Prophet Muhammad's city AND burial place. Al-Madinah means the radiant city. Three syllables of the second-holiest, the Prophet's-city, and Arabic radiant-city.
Medina IS the second-holiest city in Islam.The Prophet's city AND burial place.Three syllables with a sacred, Arabic sound: meh-DEE-nah.The meaning city IS the most radiant.The most directly holy-city name.
Medina IS the second-holiest in Islam — the Prophet's city AND burial place.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Arabic; Medina, Saudi Arabia.
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Today
Medina remains a beloved choice, ranking #3887 in the US. 1,952 babies have been named Medina since 1948.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Islamic tradition, SSA data
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How popular is Medina?
2024peak year
Medina reached its widest reach during the 2020s. In 2024, 60 babies received the name (ranked #2806). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3887), with about 41 babies given the name annually. Medina has been trending upward in recent years. The all-time total comes to roughly 1,952 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Medina's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — holy-city seeking. People named Medina tend to be sacred, radiant, and gifted at being the second-holiest AND Prophet's city.
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Second-holiest AND Prophet's city
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Al-Madinah
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Radiant-sacred
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Arabic-holy
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Med-Ina burial
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E5
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I9
N5
A1
Sum: 28 → Life path 1
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Personality of Medina
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Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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