UK girl's name
Madihah
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2016. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Madihah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Madihah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2016 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5785, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2003, with 31 births.
This profile covers 320 England and Wales registrations across 20 recorded years from 1996 to 2016. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 10% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 321 living people in the UK are called Madihah. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2017 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Madihah ranked #5785 for girls in England and Wales in 2016, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2003, when 31 girls were registered as Madihah.
- • Madihah ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #615 in 1990.
- • About 321 living people in the UK are estimated to have Madihah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5785
2016
Births in 2016
3
Latest year
Peak year
2003
31 births
Estimated living
321
2026
Popularity
Madihah over time
The chart below shows babies named Madihah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2016. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Madihah, the clearest high point is 2003. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2016, compared with 31 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Madihah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Madihah was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #3750 | 39 | 6 |
| 2000s | #1217 | 218 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1498 | 63 | 4 |
Geography
Where Madihah is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Madihah. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Madihah ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #615 in 1990.
Across the UK
Madihah in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#615 in 1990
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
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- Matilda 29,965
- Maya 26,445
- Madison 18,441
- Maria 17,304
- Mollie 15,914
- Martha 15,116
- Maddison 14,918
FAQ
Madihah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Madihah in the UK right now?
In 2016, Madihah was ranked #5785 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Madihah most popular?
The peak year on record was 2003, with 31 babies registered as Madihah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Madihah in the UK?
A total of 320 babies have been registered as Madihah across the 20 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is Madihah most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Madihah ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #615 in 1990. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.