girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Mila

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #43 Trend ↓ Falling 24%

Mila is a feminine Slavic name originating from Central or Eastern Europe.

Rank 2025
#43
among girls · ↓10 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
4,802
named Mila · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 335
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
8,174 babies
All-time total
84,577
#424 all-time among girls
First recorded
1881
in Social Security records

Mila popularity over time

84,577 babies have been named Mila since 1881, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 10 – 10 1 – #909
1890s 25 – 25 3 +150% #1,165
1900s 30 – 30 3 +20% #1,278
1910s 99 – 99 10 +230% #1,711
1920s 178 – 178 18 +80% #1,764
1930s 142 – 142 14 -20% #1,823
1940s 168 – 168 17 +18% #1,889
1950s 230 – 230 23 +37% #1,958
1960s 258 – 258 26 +12% #2,025
1970s 206 – 206 21 -20% #2,981
1980s 163 – 163 16 -21% #2,891
1990s 311 – 311 31 +91% #2,333
2000s 2,885 – 2,885 289 +828% #463
2010s 44,114 42 44,156 4,416 +1431% #14
2020s (to 2025) 35,670 46 35,716 5,953 +35% #18

Where Mila is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 4,563 2.84 #48
2027 4,374 2.72 #49
2028 4,220 2.63 #50
2029 4,093 2.55 #54
2030 3,988 2.48 #55

Where Mila is most popular

Girls named Mila per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 3.58 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Delaware.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Mila born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 118 10.3 +188%
Rhode Island 120 9.58 +168%
Delaware 80 7.05 +97%
New Mexico 162 6.66 +86%
Connecticut 381 6.55 +83%
Nevada 290 6.24 +75%
District of Columbia 72 6.07 +70%
North Dakota 79 6.01 +68%
Florida 2,520 5.89 +65%
Massachusetts 694 5.74 +60%
California 4,723 5.62 +57%
Arizona 788 5.62 +57%
New Jersey 992 5.50 +54%
Michigan 971 5.33 +49%
Illinois 1,176 5.14 +44%
Alaska 44 5.11 +43%
Nebraska 179 4.98 +39%
South Dakota 67 4.69 +31%
Colorado 523 4.69 +31%
New York 1,848 4.67 +30%
New Hampshire 86 4.66 +30%
Utah 366 4.40 +23%
Montana 57 4.21 +18%
Maine 64 4.14 +16%
Oregon 266 4.09 +14%
Washington 588 4.07 +14%
Idaho 136 4.06 +14%
Minnesota 436 4.04 +13%
Wisconsin 398 3.86 +8%
Pennsylvania 912 3.86 +8%
Texas 3,060 3.80 +6%
Louisiana 331 3.78 +6%
Maryland 399 3.77 +5%
Iowa 218 3.73 ≈ national
Ohio 871 3.67 ≈ national
Missouri 435 3.61 ≈ national
Virginia 609 3.57 ≈ national
Arkansas 180 3.41 -5%
West Virginia 88 3.36 -6%
Indiana 469 3.34 -7%
North Carolina 754 3.31 -7%
Kansas 189 3.28 -8%
South Carolina 289 3.21 -10%
Wyoming 13 3.05 -15%
Oklahoma 221 3.00 -16%
Kentucky 256 2.99 -16%
Georgia 676 2.98 -17%
Tennessee 441 2.78 -22%
Vermont 13 2.68 -25%
Mississippi 125 2.67 -25%
Alabama 224 2.39 -33%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Mila

Mila is a top-50 name for girls in the United States, ranked #43 in 2025 with 4,796 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1881, 84,577 American babies have been named Mila. Its peak came in 2018, when 8,174 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mila stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mila?

The median living Mila is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 10. An estimated 84 thousand people named Mila are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mila year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 4,796 #43 6 #11,544
2024 5,484 #33 – –
2023 5,920 #28 11 #7,582
2022 6,487 #18 10 #8,115
2021 6,337 #26 9 #8,611
2020 6,646 #20 10 #7,888
2019 7,343 #19 – –
2018 8,169 #14 5 #13,485
2017 5,974 #30 7 #10,421
2016 4,830 #48 8 #9,407
2015 4,733 #53 8 #9,281
2014 4,064 #72 7 #10,368
2013 3,680 #79 – –
2012 2,642 #115 7 #10,413
2011 1,798 #174 – –
2010 881 #364 – –
2009 667 #463 – –
2008 554 #557 – –
2007 385 #761 – –
2006 371 #746 – –
2005 238 #1,024 – –
2004 192 #1,172 – –
2003 180 #1,193 – –
2002 131 #1,463 – –
2001 89 #1,953 – –
2000 78 #2,098 – –
1995 19 #5,161 – –
1990 21 #4,635 – –
1985 22 #3,802 – –
1980 19 #4,091 – –
1975 24 #3,021 – –
1970 23 #2,998 – –
1965 23 #2,586 – –
1960 22 #2,625 – –
1955 22 #2,386 – –
1950 12 #3,172 – –
1945 19 #1,972 – –
1940 12 #2,526 – –
1935 19 #1,823 – –
1930 18 #2,002 – –
1925 17 #2,255 – –
1920 14 #2,546 – –
1915 14 #2,215 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 5 #2,127 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 7 #1,165 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Mila

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Mila Kunis Mila Kunis American actress (born 1983) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mila, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mila?

The median living Mila is about 6 years old. Half of all living Milas are between 3 and 10 years old.

How many people named Mila are alive today?

An estimated 84 thousand people named Mila are alive in the United States, based on 84,577 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Mila mean?

Mila is a feminine Slavic name originating from Central or Eastern Europe.

How popular is the name Mila in 2025?

Mila ranked #43 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 4,796 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mila?

84,577 babies have been named Mila in the United States since 1881, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mila most popular?

Mila peaked in 2018, when 8,174 newborns received the name.

Is Mila a boy or girl name?

Mila is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mila rising or falling?

Mila is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mila become more popular?

Mila is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 3,988 girls named Mila in 2030, which would rank around #55. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Mila?

Well-known people named Mila include Mila Kunis (actor).

Names like Mila

Names that sound and feel close to Mila: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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