Girls' name · since 1947
Milana
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 7,027 babies named Milana, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,072 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #812 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,027
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
7,027 babies have been named Milana since 1947, making it today's #812 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milana has been recorded 7,027 times among girls since 1947, currently ranked #812 nationally and more common than 95% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #2,072 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #812 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,027 born since 1947
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milana ranks #2,072 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #812 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,027 born since 1947, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,072 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #812 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,027
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
Milana's 7,027 recorded births place it above 97.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Milana compares
7,027 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Milana's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Milana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,027 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 421 | 21 | 19,840 |
Milana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Milana's full recorded timeline at 1996, 96% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 4% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 421 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Milana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 421
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Milana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,349 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Milana's strongest decade.
3,349 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Milana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 45
1950s
45 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s 199
1990s
199 births
- 2000s 1,116
2000s
1,116 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,349 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,194 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,349 births (48% of all-time use).
How Milana 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 Milana's total volume
Milana by state
Where Milana concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,123 | 16.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 648 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 549 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Washington | | 483 | 6.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 334 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Texas | | 314 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 283 | 4.0% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 254 | 3.6% |
1,123 of 7,027 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Milana appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Milana's data
- Milana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,349 total births) through the 2020s (2,194) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Milanas (1,123 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 Milana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Milana 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.