Mileena
Mileena was the 1974th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 98 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1597th with 132 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 165 places. More babies were named Mileena in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Milena) dear, kind (Slavic) · Slavic
- Rank in 2025
- #1,974 girls, down 280 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 98girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021132 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,098babies recorded
What does the name Mileena mean?
Mileena is a spelling of Milena, pronounced the same way, so it shares Milena's meaning and origin.
Milena is a Slavic girls' name, the feminine of Milan, built on the Slavic root mil-, dear or kind, as Wiktionary explains. It is used across the Slavic world and in Italian, where Wiktionary derives it from an Old East Slavic word for dear or sweet. Wiktionary's Polish entry gives the same Old East Slavic source. Milena has been used in the US since 1918.
*mìlъ (Proto-Slavic, “dear, kind”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only.
Related names: Milan, Mila, Milana, Ludmila.
See also: Slavic names, names that mean love.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Milena' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Milena' (Italian section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Mileena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,974 | 98 |
| 2020 | #1,694 | 121 |
| 2010 | #3,500 | 46 |
| 2000 | #5,867 | 19 |
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How popular is Mileena, counting every spelling?
Mileena is a spelling of Milena, a name family that ranked #717 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,974 for Mileena on its own. Together these spellings went to 394 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milena | 271 | #950 | 1,753 |
| Mileena | 98 | #1,974 | 568 |
| Mylena | 13 | #8,201 | 39 |
| Milenna | 12 | #8,696 | 39 |
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 Mileena?
98 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mileena (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mileena born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 85 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mileena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mileena?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Mileena are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 17. That makes Mileena 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.
Mileena by state
How common Mileena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.1×), Texas (1.7×). In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mileena: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mileena, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mileena
What does Mileena mean?
Mileena is a spelling of Milena, which means “dear, kind (Slavic)” (Slavic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Mileena?
Mileena was the 1974th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 98 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1597th with 132 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 165 places. More babies were named Mileena in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mileena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mileena in the US.
Where is Mileena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mileena was most common in Arizona (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Ohio.