Medelin
Medellín, officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín, is the second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central region of the Andes Mountains, in northwestern South America. The city's population was 2,427,129 at the 2018 census.
Meaning & Origin of Medelin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Medellín, officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín, is the second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central region of the Andes Mountains, in northwestern South America. The city's population was 2,427,129 at the 2018 census.
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The Story of Medelin
Medelin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2001, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 7 Medelins were born — ranking #13,009 that year. As of 2026, Medelin ranks #13,009 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 12 Medelins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Medelin
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- Manuela Arbeláez , model on the game show The Price is Right
- Juan Arias , singer
- José Balvín , singer
- Daniel Bedoya , footballer
- Fernando Botero , artist
- Jaime R. Echavarría , musician and Governor of Antioquia
- Pablo Escobar , drug lord and smuggler
- Sebastian Giraldo , singer
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About the name Medelin
Medelin is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Medelin's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #13,009. Use the chart and map above to compare Medelin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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