Milena

What Milena means

Means “dear, kind”

From Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *mìlъ (“dear, kind”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Milena” (revision 93848763), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Milena?

US: Falling: down from #757 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #467 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2023, when 410 girls got the name (#701 that year). First in the US records in 1918.

How common

• About 1 in 5,931 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 6,665 baby girls in England and Wales 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 MA (0.37 per 1,000 girls), FL (0.35 per 1,000 girls), WA (0.35 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

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

US vs UK

Milena is #950 in the US and #922 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 Milena were girls.

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

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Milani1,063 US · 31 E&W
• Melina434 US · 51 E&W
• Milana336 US · 70 E&W
• Mileena98 US
• Malina86 US · 6 E&W
• Malena81 US · 5 E&W
• Maleni67 US
• Melona47 US · 14 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 Milena

Girls

• Mila#43Editor’s note Up from #53 in 2015 to #43 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 340 US girls in the 2025 records
• Ivanna#566Same root as Jane, meaning “God is gracious”^*
• Vera#205“faith”^*
• Lana#406Form of Elon, meaning “oak tree”^*
• Anya#375Editor’s note Up from #550 in 2015 to #375 in 2025 in the US
• Lara#691Icelandic, from Latin Laura, meaning “laurel tree”^*

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
• Ivan#162Same root as John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”^*
• Ira#819“watchful”^*
• Nolan#65“descendant of Nuallán”^*
• Jayce#167Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #167 vs #822 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 Milena’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.