Declining since 2019, #43 for girls today.
Popularity of Mila since 1881
Babies named Mila per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 |
| 1890s | 25 |
| 1900s | 30 |
| 1910s | 99 |
| 1920s | 178 |
| 1930s | 142 |
| 1940s | 168 |
| 1950s | 230 |
| 1960s | 258 |
| 1970s | 206 |
| 1980s | 163 |
| 1990s | 311 |
| 2000s | 2,885 |
| 2010s | 44,114 |
| 2020s | 35,670 |
Meaning & origin
Mila is a twenty-first-century American phenomenon with nineteenth-century paperwork: stray bearers appear in Social Security data as early as 1881, but the name meant little here until the 2010s, when it rocketed up the charts to a 2018 peak. In 2025 it holds rank 43, reaching about one girl in 335, easing downward since 2019 at the gentle pace typical of names that rose on sound rather than on a single franchise.
Mila Kunis gets much of the credit and deserves some, her fame gave the name a face just as it took off, but the deeper current was phonetic. American parents of the 2010s wanted two syllables, an ee vowel, and a soft -a landing: Mia, Lila, Ella, Isla. Mila sat at the exact center of that taste.
Its leading states: Rhode Island, Wyoming, and Alaska, form no tidy region, which fits a name that spread through media rather than migration. The post-peak drift looks orderly, and Mila's Slavic root gives it more substance than most of its sound-alike cohort: underneath the trend is a real word meaning "dear."
Mila began as a Slavic pet form: names carrying the element mil-, "dear, gracious", Milena, Ludmila, Miloslava, Milica, shorten naturally to Mila, and it has long stood alone as an independent name in Czech, Russian, and South Slavic use. American records show scattered Milas as far back as 1881, but the modern boom is recent, propelled by actress Mila Kunis (born Milena) and by the broader appetite for compact, vowel-forward girls' names like Mia, Ella, and Lila. It vaulted up the U.S. charts through the 2010s to a peak in 2018.
Read more: Mila on Wikipedia
Where Mila is most popular
Births per 100,000 girls by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
“Mila” around the world
Where Mila lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
#47
in 2024
Ireland
#80
in 2025
New Zealand
#8
in 2025
Quebec
#15
in 2025
Australia (NSW)
#21
in 2025
Sources: INSEE (France) · CSO Ireland (Ireland) · NZ Dept of Internal Affairs (New Zealand) · Retraite Québec (Quebec) · NSW Registry of BDM (Australia (NSW)).
Nicknames & variants
Famous people named Mila
- Mila Kunis · American actress born Milena Kunis
Sibling names for Mila
Names that share Mila's style, for a brother or sister.
Sisters: Willa, Nora, Luna, Arya, Penelope, Gemma, Mya, Nyla, Alea, Alena, Alina, Amia, Anya, Ariah, Arie, Bela, Caila, Dasha, Dayla, Elia, Elina, Elli, Ivana, Ivanna, Jelena, Kaiyah, Kiah, Leyna, Meda, Miki, Milana, My, Nikita, Nylah, Ola, Remi, Tyla, Yuri, Zola, Zora, Zya, Alayla, Aleyna, Alida, Alyna, Amerie, Angelika, Anja, Anyla, Ariyana, Asya, Avah, Aylah, Ayva, Ayvah, Bianka, Dafne, Darya, Eila, Eiza, Elizah, Ellia, Elza, Ema, Emmi, Isley, Ivanka, Iyla, Izzabella, Jaila, Kalina, Kataleya, Katya, Lala, Leni, Lera, Lexa, Lizet, Luci, Magda, Malina, Mea, Mirna, Nadya, Nakita, Nika, Novah, Renna, Romi, Romy, Sanya, Sascha, Sena, Shylah, Tanja, Tula, Vania, Vanya, Vayda, Veronika, Yana, Zhuri, Zoya, Zyla, Adaia, Ahna, Aiva, Aleksa, Alessi, Alin, Amela, Amri, Anayla, Anica, Anouk, Arina, Auna, Avri, Avyana, Cala, Darina, Delayza, Dima, Eevee, Elah, Elea, Eleena, Elis, Elka, Ellah, Emya, Evaluna, Evi, Evia, Helina, Idy, Ilyanna, Inna, Iya, Iylah, Iyona, Iza, Jaelah, Jalina, Jannis, Jara, Kahli, Karyna, Katja, Khelani, Khyla, Kila, Kilah, Lahna, Lalah, Lariah, Luba, Lucetta, Lumi, Maila, Meelah, Melea, Miamor, Miana, Milaya, Mileah, Milka, Milli, Mone, Nadja, Nalah, Nastassja, Navia, Nela, Neyla, Nikka, Nissi, Niyla, Rada, Rylah, Saskia, Sayla, Solomia, Susi, Tamila, Tanyia, Teia, Tylah, Vila, Villa, Xara, Xaria, Xylah, Yaire, Yovana, Zaiah, Zarya, Zela, Zelena, Zianna, Ziona, Zlata, Zori, Zosia, Zury, Zyria, Abri, Adlyn, Aily, Aivah, Alivea, Alyona, Amayia, Ameri, Anaiza, Anayra, Anelia, Arnika, Ase, Asja, Aviannah, Aylany, Aytana, Azaylia, Blen, Cabella, Camiah, Cloee, Coi, Cyla, Daviona, Deylani, Eilah, Elianis, Ellina, Esmay, Eyla, Hemen, Ikia, Iliyah, Itali, Itzayanna, Izara, Jaiah, Janila, Janova, Jeyla, Jocee, Jozi, Juliya, Juri, Kalyna, Kiala, Kiela, Klaira, Klea, Kova, Labella, Lannah, Laveah, Lilliah, Lilu, Liya, Lolah, Lyah, Lylla, Marga, Marka, Mazzy, Milanni, Minka, Mirra, Monee, Myliyah, Naevia, Nasha, Natassja, Natausha, Nayvee, Neeka, Neylani, Ninah, Ninel, Novi, Noya, Nyja, Nylia, Olia, Pola, Raela, Saia, Salayah, Sanii, Seylah, Sofya, Tahja, Tanija, Tannya, Tascha, Teila, Tessla, Tika, Tila, Vasilisa, Vayla, Vesna, Xiara, Yalena, Yamari, Yamira, Yani, Yaremi, Zaela, Zailah, Zala, Zalani, Zarai, Zasha, Zaydee, Zayli, Zeanna, Zhavia, Zionna, Zurii, Zyiah, Zylah, Avalie, Azaylah, Cataleia, Kween, Lakina, Lenya, Navea, Nyella, Nyna, Surie, Syenna, Zylie, Aalina, Adea, Ahlivia, Ahnya, Ahriyah, Aleska, Alila, Anikah, Annina, Ariea, Arzoi, Asmi, Benni, Dailah, Daniyla, Demii, Elaiya, Elianni, Ellionna, Elliyah, Emiliya, Esmie, Fenna, Guila, Haila, Hanni, Hedi, Heela, Henya, Ilany, Iliyana, Imona, Indyah, Ivannia, Ivi, Jaidence, Jasha, Jayona, Jemya, Jenova, Jeylani, Jezel, Joda, Kada, Katiya, Kehlanie, Kehlanii, Kemba, Khila, Kiira, Kima, Kiora, Kouvr, Lacora, Lada, Lalisa, Lany, Leeloo, Leylany, Lidiya, Lile, Livana, Liylah, Louna, Loza, Luda, Luzia, Macaiah, Milea, Milika, Millena, Milta, Mirela, Myan, Natalyia, Natash, Navie, Nayellie, Nayvi, Neleh, Nevae, Nevena, Nevia, Nianna, Nicha, Nikyah, Ninoshka, Novaly, Nyelah, Nylaa, Nyonna, Omani, Reni, Rini, Ritta, Ryka, Saelah, Saila, Sanja, Sanye, Sausha, Senya, Sevi, Siennah, Sila, Siniya, Sofija, Stachia, Stana, Stellah, Syla, Taela, Thaila, Twala, Vana, Vicy, Vika, Yahritza, Yalina, Yaritsa, Yasha, Yelina, Yeva, Yizel, Yzabelle, Zalea, Zanari, Zarra, Zaryia, Zeeva, Zema, Zeni, Zienna, Zilah, Zlaty, Zorana, Zuree
Brothers: Luka, Leo, Milo, Ezra, Jude, Anton, Cruz, Aleksander, Desi, Hugo, Jeremi, Jovan, Kalvin, Kruz, Lipa, Lucca, Lyam, Marko, Maxim, Niko, Vladimir, Zayden, Zyaire, Adler, Alek, Aston, Bram, Damir, Demian, Emari, Eyan, Gasper, Jaxx, Jionni, Kalan, Kasper, Koah, Koi, Kylian, Kyro, Lenin, Maxon, Nicolai, Nikko, Nikola, Sacha, Stevan, Viktor, Willem, Xavior, Ziggy, Acen, Adrik, Aeson, Aki, Aleks, Alik, Amelio, Andry, Avante, Axell, Ayce, Bauer, Cordae, Cruise, Cylas, Dilon, Emarion, Eziah, Giani, Illya, Ilya, Ivo, Jaceon, Jaxiel, Kailo, Kanin, Karmello, Kaz, Keno, Kharter, Kosta, Lazar, Lazer, Logun, Lucah, Lukah, Maddon, Melo, Million, Milos, Miron, Montae, Monti, Neizan, Nicco, Novak, Reco, Reo, Siah, Tidus, Ural, Vlad, Vladislav, Yasiel, Yulian, Zaxton, Zaylan, Zayvian, Zayvier, Zian, Ziyon, Zoran, Zyhir, Zyire, Zylen, Aaran, Adis, Arieon, Ario, Behr, Bodin, Burech, Calel, Emileo, Evo, Faizon, Filip, Fredi, Helder, Ilian, Iliya, Jahmier, Jairen, Jakayden, Jeno, Kaemon, Karlo, Kashius, Klein, Liangelo, Lorik, Luby, Macari, Maks, Markez, Marx, Mattheus, Maxen, Miro, Nieko, Orel, Rafa, Rilan, Robel, Romari, Sava, Sevon, Tison, Valon, Vian, Xzavien, Yida, Yordy, Yuvin, Zaryan, Zlatan, Zylo, Albi, Cas, Emilo, Emrik, Ilija, Jkwon, Khyro, Siler, Aari, Amazi, Andric, Asaun, Azair, Balen, Benno, Calven, Cavani, Cyrie, Danil, Dejan, Desiah, Dessiah, Dragan, Dravon, Dusan, Ekko, Emerik, Emiel, Endi, Enzio, Gor, Ilyan, Jahaire, Jhayco, Jkai, Junah, Jyden, Kaido, Kaimir, Kainoah, Kalo, Karo, Kaspar, Kaylum, Kiam, Kiano, Kilo, Kito, Kvion, Leny, Livan, Louka, Lui, Lukka, Luv, Mackson, Maico, Marke, Mavin, Mazzi, Michi, Mico, Milen, Millan, Milon, Mir, Morio, Moritz, Neer, Nikai, Noeh, Nylo, Pavle, Ramces, Ramelo, Rien, Rubens, Samil, Savva, Tavio, Thijs, Timo, Valin, Vuk, Xaine, Xavyer, Yaxiel, Yeico, Yeiden, Zandon, Zaydn
Names like Mila
Names whose popularity has moved with Mila's over the last 50 years.
