Girls' name · since 1918
Milena
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 7,749 babies named Milena, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,943 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #950 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,749
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Milena is the #950 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 7,749 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milena has been recorded 7,749 times among girls since 1918, currently ranked #950 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 1918 to 2025.
- #1,943 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #950 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,749 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milena ranks #1,943 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #950 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,749 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,943 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #950 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,749
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Milena's 7,749 recorded births place it above 97.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Milena compares
7,749 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Milena's all-time total is 21x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Milena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,749 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 428 | 21 | 19,840 |
Milena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Milena's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 92% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 8%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 428, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Milena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 428
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Milena by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,218 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Milena's strongest decade.
3,218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Milena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 94
1960s
94 births
- 1970s 231
1970s
231 births
- 1980s 239
1980s
239 births
- 1990s 457
1990s
457 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,351 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,218 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,083 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,218 births (42% of all-time use).
How Milena 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 Milena's total volume
Milena by state
Where Milena concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,205 | 15.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 616 | 7.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 607 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 598 | 7.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 406 | 5.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 296 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 213 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 209 | 2.7% |
1,205 of 7,749 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Milena appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Milena's data
- Milena's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,218 total births) through the 2020s (2,083) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Milenas (1,205 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 Milena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Milena 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.