Mila
Mila was the 43rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 4,796 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 14th with 8,169 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 10 places. More babies were named Mila in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning dear, gracious (Slavic mil-) · Slavic
Say it MEE-luh /ˈmilə/
- Rank in 2025
- #43 girls, down 23 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 4,796girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20188,169 babies
- Total since 1880
- 84,577babies recorded
What does the name Mila mean?
Mila is a pet form, used in many Slavic languages, of women's names containing mil-, an element meaning 'dear' or 'gracious'. Examples are Ludmila and Milena. It has also been used as a short form of Camila and of names related to Emily.
mil- (Slavic, “grace, beloved”)
How sure is this? Probable.
See also: Slavic names, names that mean grace, names that mean love.
Mila popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 88 since 2012, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #43 | 4,796 |
| 2020 | #20 | 6,646 |
| 2010 | #364 | 881 |
| 2000 | #2,098 | 78 |
| 1990 | #4,635 | 21 |
| 1980 | #4,091 | 19 |
| 1970 | #2,998 | 23 |
| 1960 | #2,625 | 22 |
| 1950 | #3,172 | 12 |
| 1940 | #2,526 | 12 |
| 1930 | #2,002 | 18 |
| 1920 | #2,546 | 14 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #2,127 | 5 |
| 1890 | #1,165 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mila, counting every spelling?
Mila is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #47 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #43 for Mila on its own. Together these spellings went to 4,962 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mila | 4,796 | #43 | 29,024 |
| Milah | 122 | #1,689 | 793 |
| Milla | 39 | #3,817 | 202 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mila?
4,796 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mila (1.33 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mila born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is about 1 in 40. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 2 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mila.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mila?
About 83,300 people born in the US named Mila are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Mila a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mila by state
How common Mila was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (2.9×), Rhode Island (2.7×), Delaware (2.0×), New Mexico (1.9×), Connecticut (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Alabama, Mississippi, Vermont.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mila: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mila, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Mila · Sibling names for Mila
Mila is also a nickname for Camila and Emilia.
Questions about the name Mila
What does Mila mean?
Mila means “dear, gracious (Slavic mil-)” (Slavic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Mila?
Mila was the 43rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 4,796 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 14th with 8,169 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 10 places. More babies were named Mila in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mila a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mila in the US.
Where is Mila most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mila was most common in Hawaii (10.29 per 1,000 girls), followed by Rhode Island and Delaware.