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Mila

Girl

Meaning of Mila: Slavic: 'gracious' or 'dear'

Mila is a girl's name most strongly associated with Russian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 45th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 46th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#45

4,802 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#46

953 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

84,577

First recorded 1881 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 14 babies1983: 25 babies1984: 31 babies1985: 22 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 13 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 16 babies1990: 21 babies19901991: 18 babies1992: 25 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 18 babies1995: 19 babies1996: 26 babies1997: 50 babies1998: 61 babies1999: 62 babies2000: 78 babies20002001: 89 babies2002: 131 babies2003: 180 babies2004: 192 babies2005: 238 babies2006: 371 babies2007: 385 babies2008: 554 babies2009: 667 babies2010: 881 babies20102011: 1,798 babies2012: 2,649 babies2013: 3,680 babies2014: 4,071 babies2015: 4,741 babies2016: 4,838 babies2017: 5,981 babies2018: 8,174 babies2019: 7,343 babies2020: 6,656 babies20202021: 6,346 babies2022: 6,497 babies2023: 5,931 babies2024: 5,484 babies2025: 4,802 babies
US babies named Mila per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 8,174.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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