Mila
Mila was given to 4,796 girls in 2025, #43 among girls’ names; 84,577 Americans have been recorded with it since 1881 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 83,400 Americans named Mila and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (99% of everyone recorded); the median is 7 years old and half are between 4 and 11.
Mila came back: it left the girls’ top 1,000 after 1881 and returned in 2006.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Mila by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Mila mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Mila is “a female given name from the Slavic languages.” Its etymology gives the sense “grace, beloved” (-mila).
Also “a transliteration of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, or Russian female given name Ми́ла (Míla)”
From a diminutive in many Slavic languages Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian, etc.) of female given names containing the element Mil-, -mila (“grace, beloved”), such as Ludmila, Milena, Milica, and of the cognates of Emily. Also from Spanish Mila.
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Mila?
#43 among girls’ names, 2025
Mila rose from #53 in 2015 to #43 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born rose from 2.7 to 3.0 per 1,000.
8,174 babies in 2018, the peak
Mila peaked in 2018, when 8,174 babies were given it (8,169 girls, #14 among girls’ names). The 4,802 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 59% of that peak.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,796 | #43 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | 5,484 | #33 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 5,920 | #28 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 6,487 | #18 | 4.0 |
| 2021 | 6,337 | #26 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 6,646 | #20 | 4.1 |
| 2019 | 7,343 | #19 | 4.4 |
| 2018 | 8,169 | #14 | 4.8 |
| 2017 | 5,974 | #30 | 3.5 |
| 2016 | 4,830 | #48 | 2.7 |
Every recorded year (124)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4,733 | #53 | 2.7 |
| 2014 | 4,064 | #72 | 2.3 |
| 2013 | 3,680 | #79 | 2.1 |
| 2012 | 2,642 | #115 | 1.5 |
| 2011 | 1,798 | #174 | 1.0 |
| 2010 | 881 | #364 | 0.50 |
| 2009 | 667 | #463 | 0.36 |
| 2008 | 554 | #557 | 0.29 |
| 2007 | 385 | #761 | 0.20 |
| 2006 | 371 | #746 | 0.20 |
| 2005 | 238 | #1,024 | 0.13 |
| 2004 | 192 | #1,171 | 0.10 |
| 2003 | 180 | #1,192 | 0.10 |
| 2002 | 131 | #1,462 | 0.07 |
| 2001 | 89 | #1,949 | 0.05 |
| 2000 | 78 | #2,094 | 0.04 |
| 1999 | 62 | #2,389 | 0.03 |
| 1998 | 61 | #2,330 | 0.03 |
| 1997 | 50 | #2,576 | 0.03 |
| 1996 | 26 | #4,141 | 0.01 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,156 | 0.01 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,383 | 0.01 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,875 | 0.01 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,174 | 0.01 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,317 | 0.01 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,630 | 0.01 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,460 | 0.01 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,489 | 0.01 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,819 | 0.01 |
| 1985 | 22 | #3,801 | 0.01 |
| 1984 | 31 | #2,890 | 0.02 |
| 1983 | 25 | #3,303 | 0.01 |
| 1982 | 14 | #5,109 | 0.01 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,476 | 0.01 |
| 1980 | 19 | #4,090 | 0.01 |
| 1979 | 25 | #3,302 | 0.02 |
| 1978 | 13 | #5,104 | 0.01 |
| 1977 | 21 | #3,566 | 0.01 |
| 1976 | 17 | #3,903 | 0.01 |
| 1975 | 24 | #3,021 | 0.02 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,164 | 0.01 |
| 1973 | 23 | #2,981 | 0.02 |
| 1972 | 22 | #3,024 | 0.01 |
| 1971 | 23 | #3,028 | 0.01 |
| 1970 | 23 | #2,998 | 0.01 |
| 1969 | 28 | #2,490 | 0.02 |
| 1968 | 27 | #2,406 | 0.02 |
| 1967 | 26 | #2,411 | 0.02 |
| 1966 | 19 | #2,909 | 0.01 |
| 1965 | 23 | #2,585 | 0.01 |
| 1964 | 20 | #2,882 | 0.01 |
| 1963 | 33 | #2,087 | 0.02 |
| 1962 | 26 | #2,394 | 0.01 |
| 1961 | 34 | #2,024 | 0.02 |
| 1960 | 22 | #2,624 | 0.01 |
| 1959 | 26 | #2,272 | 0.01 |
| 1958 | 26 | #2,239 | 0.01 |
| 1957 | 19 | #2,706 | 0.01 |
| 1956 | 30 | #1,990 | 0.01 |
| 1955 | 22 | #2,385 | 0.01 |
| 1954 | 26 | #2,109 | 0.01 |
| 1953 | 28 | #1,957 | 0.01 |
| 1952 | 19 | #2,479 | 0.01 |
| 1951 | 22 | #2,167 | 0.01 |
| 1950 | 12 | #3,171 | 0.01 |
| 1949 | 19 | #2,317 | 0.01 |
| 1948 | 19 | #2,302 | 0.01 |
| 1947 | 27 | #1,888 | 0.02 |
| 1946 | 15 | #2,559 | 0.01 |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,971 | 0.01 |
| 1944 | 15 | #2,356 | 0.01 |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,521 | 0.01 |
| 1942 | 17 | #2,175 | 0.01 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,786 | 0.01 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,525 | 0.01 |
| 1939 | 17 | #2,014 | 0.02 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,530 | 0.01 |
| 1937 | 14 | #2,277 | 0.01 |
| 1936 | 13 | #2,354 | 0.01 |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,823 | 0.02 |
| 1934 | 14 | #2,256 | 0.01 |
| 1933 | 8 | #3,313 | 0.01 |
| 1932 | 17 | #2,010 | 0.02 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,915 | 0.01 |
| 1930 | 18 | #2,001 | 0.02 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,395 | 0.01 |
| 1928 | 22 | #1,819 | 0.02 |
| 1927 | 23 | #1,805 | 0.02 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,434 | 0.01 |
| 1925 | 17 | #2,254 | 0.01 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,627 | 0.01 |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,427 | 0.01 |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,764 | 0.02 |
| 1921 | 20 | #2,027 | 0.02 |
| 1920 | 14 | #2,546 | 0.01 |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,941 | 0.01 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,468 | 0.01 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,979 | 0.01 |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,930 | 0.02 |
| 1915 | 14 | #2,214 | 0.01 |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,711 | 0.02 |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,276 | 0.01 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,937 | 0.02 |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,427 | 0.01 |
| 1904 | 5 | #2,076 | 0.02 |
| 1903 | 9 | #1,278 | 0.03 |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,610 | 0.03 |
| 1900 | 5 | #2,126 | 0.02 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,872 | 0.02 |
| 1893 | 6 | #1,383 | 0.03 |
| 1892 | 7 | #1,236 | 0.03 |
| 1890 | 7 | #1,165 | 0.04 |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,415 | 0.03 |
| 1881 | 5 | #909 | 0.05 |
Ranks and shares: girls’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all girls SSA recorded that year.
Is Mila a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Mila has been given almost only to girls: 88 boys in 124 years of records.
Girls and boys named Mila: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Mila, and how old are they?
83,400 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 99% of the 84,577 Americans ever recorded as Mila. The median Mila alive today is 7 years old; half are between 4 and 11.
The 2020 Census counted 47,530 people named Mila (47,314 women and girls, 216 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 49,715 born in the U.S. The Census count is 4% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 78 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 349 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 322 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 274 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 8,320 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 74,100 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Mila born?
The states with the most babies named Mila are California, Texas and Florida, with 37% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 786 | #22 | 1.3× |
| Texas | 520 | #41 | 0.9× |
| Florida | 480 | #14 | 1.3× |
| New York | 298 | #35 | 0.9× |
| Illinois | 184 | #34 | 1.1× |
| Michigan | 180 | #20 | 1.0× |
| New Jersey | 179 | #26 | 1.0× |
| Ohio | 140 | #57 | 0.8× |
| Pennsylvania | 139 | #64 | 0.8× |
| Massachusetts | 127 | #26 | 1.1× |
Where Mila is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Mila is most over-represented in Hawaii: since 1910 it was given 1.3 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Mila with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 8 names spelled alike, given to 137,889 babies since 1880, Mila is the most given (61% of them). In 2025 it was given to 4,802 of their 7,907 babies (61%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Mila
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Mila and names like it
- Compare Mila and MylaBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2010sMila peaked in 2018.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Mila since 1910.
- The top names of 2018The year the most babies were named Mila.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Mila alive today were born 2013-2025.
- Names starting with MMost given first.