Girls' name · since 1997
Milah
2,881 babies named Milah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,688 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,689 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,881
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Milah currently ranks #1689 among girls' names in America, with 2,881 babies recorded since 1997.
Milah has 2,881 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1689 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #3,688 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,689 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,881 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milah ranks #3,688 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,689 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,881 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,688 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,689 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,881
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Milah's 2,881 recorded births place it above 94.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Milah compares
2,881 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Milah's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Milah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,881 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 236 | 21 | 19,840 |
Milah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Milah's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 236, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Milah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 236
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Milah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,680 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Milah's strongest decade.
1,680 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Milah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 190
2000s
190 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,680 births
- 2020s
2020s
993 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,680 births (58% of all-time use).
How Milah 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 Milah's total volume
Milah by state
Where Milah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 498 | 17.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 301 | 10.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 192 | 6.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 111 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 109 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 84 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 65 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 62 | 2.2% |
498 of 2,881 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Milah appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Milah's data
- Milah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,680 total births) through the 2020s (993) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Milahs (498 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 Milah: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Milah 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.