Baby name

Mila

Girl

Origin of the name

Mila is a short form of Slavic names containing the element mil, “gracious, dear,” such as Ludmila or Milena.

Rising name

The high point came in 2018, with 8,169 births and the No. 14 spot that year. The rise continues, up 16% on the previous ten years. In 2025, it ranked No. 43. 52% of all babies named Mila since 1880 were born in the 2010s.

84,489births since 1880

2010sgeneration

No. 14rank at its peak, in 2018

Where babies named Mila are born

2018

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The darker the blue, the more common Mila is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Mila is most common in Nevada (2 times), Hawaii (1.9) and Arizona (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Mia 310,219
Lila 76,493
Ila 25,060
Myla 22,134
Mina 19,267
Mira 15,096

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