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Milena

Girl

Meaning of Milena: Slavic: 'gracious or dear'

Milena is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 925th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 855th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#925

271 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#855

43 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,749

First recorded 1918 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 20 babies1982: 35 babies1983: 23 babies1984: 22 babies1985: 30 babies1986: 23 babies1987: 21 babies1988: 26 babies1989: 18 babies1990: 25 babies19901991: 39 babies1992: 38 babies1993: 42 babies1994: 44 babies1995: 44 babies1996: 49 babies1997: 47 babies1998: 64 babies1999: 65 babies2000: 112 babies20002001: 122 babies2002: 90 babies2003: 101 babies2004: 123 babies2005: 124 babies2006: 151 babies2007: 187 babies2008: 156 babies2009: 185 babies2010: 192 babies20102011: 230 babies2012: 262 babies2013: 311 babies2014: 353 babies2015: 372 babies2016: 407 babies2017: 325 babies2018: 338 babies2019: 428 babies2020: 330 babies20202021: 345 babies2022: 368 babies2023: 410 babies2024: 359 babies2025: 271 babies
US babies named Milena per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 428.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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