UK girl's name
Madiya
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2012. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Madiya is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Madiya popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2012 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5876, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 9 births.
This profile covers 72 England and Wales registrations across 13 recorded years from 1997 to 2012. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, 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 33% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 72 living people in the UK are called Madiya. 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 2013 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Madiya ranked #5876 for girls in England and Wales in 2012, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 9 girls were registered as Madiya.
- • About 72 living people in the UK are estimated to have Madiya as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5876
2012
Births in 2012
3
Latest year
Peak year
1998
9 births
Estimated living
72
2026
Popularity
Madiya over time
The chart below shows babies named Madiya registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2012. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Madiya, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2012, compared with 9 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Madiya by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Madiya 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 | #5831 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | #3529 | 41 | 8 |
| 1990s | #1927 | 25 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Madiya
- Megan 70,884
- Mia 67,204
- Molly 47,734
- Millie 44,390
- Maisie 32,671
- Matilda 29,965
- Maya 26,445
- Madison 18,441
- Maria 17,304
- Mollie 15,914
- Martha 15,116
- Maddison 14,918
FAQ
Madiya: questions and answers
How popular is the name Madiya in the UK right now?
In 2012, Madiya was ranked #5876 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Madiya most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 9 babies registered as Madiya in England and Wales.
How many people are called Madiya in the UK?
A total of 72 babies have been registered as Madiya across the 13 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
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.