Unisex name · since 1923
Milen
117 babies named Milen in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,390 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 117
- born since 1923
- 2010s
- peak decade
Milen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 117 recorded since 1923.
Social Security Administration records show Milen recorded 117 times among boys since 1923, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1923 to 2024.
- #16,390 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 117 born since 1923
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milen ranks #16,390 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 117 born since 1923, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,390 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 117
- born since 1923
- 2010s
- peak decade
Milen's 117 recorded births place it above 63.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Milen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Milen's full recorded timeline at 2011, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Milen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2024
- Peak year (2015)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Milen popularity over time - girls
25 total births recorded since 2007 (Milen as girls' name)
Milen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (58 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Milen's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Milen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 58 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Milen's data
- Milen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Milen: 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 (~101 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, 1923–2024 (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 Milen 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.