Mila

What Mila means

Meaning not yet sourced. Wiktionary has no word-by-word meaning for Mila yet, and we don’t write our own.

Editor’s note Up from #53 in 2015 to #43 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 340 US girls in the 2025 records Worked out from the official US and England & Wales counts, not a meaning.

How popular is Mila?

US: Rising: up from #53 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #79 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2018, when 8,169 girls got the name (#14 that year). First in the US records in 1881.

How common

• About 1 in 335 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 250 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 188 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in RI (10.6 per 1,000 girls), WY (9.86 per 1,000 girls), AK (6.65 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Mila is #43 in the US and #40 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9% of US babies named Mila were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Myla1,436 US · 490 E&W
• Miley900 US · 220 E&W
• Mylah486 US · 86 E&W
• Mali37 US · 132 E&W
• Milly113 US · 46 E&W
• Mayla115 US · 29 E&W
• Milah122 US · 15 E&W
• Maela54 US · 15 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Mila

Girls

• Ivanna#566Same root as Jane, meaning “God is gracious”^*
• Milena#950“dear, kind”^*
• Vera#205“faith”^*
• Milan#751Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1969, with 8 babies
• Lana#406Form of Elon, meaning “oak tree”^*
• Anya#375Editor’s note Up from #550 in 2015 to #375 in 2025 in the US

For a brother

• Luka#85Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #85 vs #261 in 2025
• Damir#980Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1974, with 6 babies
• Milan#242Editor’s note Used for both: 80% of US babies named Milan in 2025 were boys
• Ira#819“watchful”^*
• Ivan#162Same root as John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”^*
• Silas#71Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #71 vs #585 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Slavic where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Mila’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.