Girls' name · since 1892
Milla
Milla has 2,136 recorded births since 1892 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,510 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,784 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,136
- born since 1892
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,136 babies have been named Milla since 1892, making it today's #3784 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milla has been recorded 2,136 times among girls since 1892, currently ranked #3784 nationally and more common than 78% 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 1892 to 2025.
- #4,510 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,784 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,136 born since 1892
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milla ranks #4,510 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,784 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,136 born since 1892, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,510 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,784 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,136
- born since 1892
- 2010s
- peak decade
Milla's 2,136 recorded births place it above 93.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Milla compares
2,136 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Milla's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Milla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,136 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 144 | 21 | 19,840 |
Milla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Milla's full recorded timeline at 2004, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 144 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Milla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 144
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Milla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (908 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Milla's strongest decade.
908 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Milla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 26
1920s
26 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1990s 79
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
807 births
- 2010s
2010s
908 births
- 2020s 260
2020s
260 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 908 births (43% of all-time use).
How Milla 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 Milla's total volume
Milla by state
Where Milla concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 393 | 18.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 214 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 115 | 5.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 108 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 39 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 32 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 25 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Washington | | 21 | 1.0% |
393 of 2,136 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Milla appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Milla's data
- Milla's decade-level peak was the 2010s (908 total births); usage has since declined to 260 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Millas (393 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.
Keep exploring Milla
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Milla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1892–2025 (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 Milla 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.