Girls' name · since 1881
Mila
84,489 babies named Mila in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #43 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 84,489
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
84,489 babies have been named Mila since 1881, making it today's #43 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mila recorded 84,489 times among girls since 1881, holding rank #43 nationally today, ahead of 99.8% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #424 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #43 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 84,489 born since 1881
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mila ranks #424 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #43 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 84,489 born since 1881, peaking in the 2010s.
- #424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #43 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 84,489
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mila's 84,489 recorded births place it above 99.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mila compares
84,489 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mila's all-time total is 225x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 84,489 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8,169 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mila's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 99% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 1%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 8,169, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mila popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 8,169
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Mila popularity over time - boys
88 total births recorded since 2012 (Mila as boys' name)
Mila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (44,114 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Mila's strongest decade.
44,114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Mila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 25
1890s
25 births
- 1900s 30
1900s
30 births
- 1910s 99
1910s
99 births
- 1920s 178
1920s
178 births
- 1930s 142
1930s
142 births
- 1940s 168
1940s
168 births
- 1950s 230
1950s
230 births
- 1960s 258
1960s
258 births
- 1970s 206
1970s
206 births
- 1980s 163
1980s
163 births
- 1990s 311
1990s
311 births
- 2000s 2,885
2000s
2,885 births
- 2010s
2010s
44,114 births
- 2020s
2020s
35,670 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 44,114 births (52% of all-time use).
How Mila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mila's total volume
Mila by state
Where Mila concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14,074 | 16.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8,366 | 9.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6,440 | 7.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 4,897 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 3,566 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 2,695 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 2,692 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 2,636 | 3.1% |
14,074 of 84,489 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Mila appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mila's data
- Mila's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (44,114 total births) through the 2020s (35,670) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Milas (14,074 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~144 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mila draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.