Mila
Slavic, from the element mil meaning gracious or dear. It doubles as a short form of longer names such as Milena, Ludmila and Camila.
Mila in 2025
Mila was given to 4,802 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 113th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 690 babies born.
The history of Mila
Mila reached its highest point in 2018, when 8,174 babies were given the name, ranking 52nd that year.
Across the 145 years of records since 1881, 84,577 babies have been named Mila. Half of them were born before 2019, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Mila by decade
| Decade | Babies named Mila | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 1,772 |
| 1890s | 25 | 1,892 |
| 1900s | 30 | 1,981 |
| 1910s | 99 | 3,117 |
| 1920s | 178 | 3,161 |
| 1930s | 142 | 3,224 |
| 1940s | 168 | 3,145 |
| 1950s | 230 | 3,230 |
| 1960s | 258 | 3,231 |
| 1970s | 206 | 4,600 |
| 1980s | 163 | 4,538 |
| 1990s | 311 | 3,943 |
| 2000s | 2,885 | 896 |
| 2010s | 44,156 | 52 |
| 2020s | 35,716 | 65 |
Where Mila is heading
Mila has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 4,741 babies in 2015 to 4,802 in 2025.
Names like Mila
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Mila.