Girls' name · since 1977
Mili
Mili has 489 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,018 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,181 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 489
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mili currently ranks #6181 among girls' names in America, with 489 babies recorded since 1977.
Mili has 489 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6181 as of the latest data, more common than 64% 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 1977 to 2025.
- #12,018 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,181 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 489 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mili ranks #12,018 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,181 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 489 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,018 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,181 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 489
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mili's 489 recorded births place it above 83.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mili compares
489 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Mili's all-time total is 30% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mili | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 489 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mili's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mili's full recorded timeline at 2006, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mili popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Mili by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (160 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Mili's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Mili births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
146 births
- 2010s
2010s
160 births
- 2020s
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 160 births (33% of all-time use).
Mili by state
Where Mili concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 62 | 12.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
62 of 489 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Mili's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (160 total births) through the 2020s (103) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Milis (62 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 Mili: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Mili 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.