Recorded 1883–2022 Boys' name Peak 1918 500 births

Milas — boys' name

500 babies named Milas in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Milas was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

20 babies were named Milas in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Milas

The Social Security Administration has registered 500 babies named Milas between 1883 and 2022, spanning 140 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Milas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Milas performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Milas shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Milas in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Milas in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 500 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Milas at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

500

Since 1883

140 years of records

Peak year

1918

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1883

Recorded for 140 years

Last year on file: 2022

Milas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1883

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1918)
20
Annual births at peak — across 140 years of records
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Milas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
127 births that decade — 25% of Milas's all-time total
1880s71890s51910s771920s1271930s721940s681950s551960s61970s161980s152000s62010s282020s18

Milas by state

Where Milas concentrates geographically — total births since 1883

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Milas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
12 2.4%
#2 Tennessee
8 1.6%
North Carolina share of Milas's total US births 2.4%
Even split

12 of 500 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Milas?
500 babies have been named Milas since 1883. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1918 with 20 births.
When was Milas most popular?
Milas was most popular in the 1920s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Milas most popular?
The top states for the name Milas are North Carolina (12 births), Tennessee (8 births).
How long has the name Milas been used?
Milas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 140 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Milas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Milton, Miles, Milo, Milan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1883–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.