Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2015

Milana

Meaning Borrowed from Sicilian Milana Gender Girl Rank 2025 #812 Trend → Stable

Borrowed from Sicilian Milana.

Rank 2025
#812
among girls · ↓29 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
336
named Milana · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,784
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2015
421 babies
All-time total
7,027
#2,072 all-time among girls
First recorded
1947
in Social Security records

Milana popularity over time

7,027 babies have been named Milana since 1947, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2020Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s 6 1 – #5,121
1950s 45 5 +650% #3,634
1960s 42 4 -7% #4,768
1970s 22 2 -48% #8,346
1980s 54 5 +145% #6,411
1990s 199 20 +269% #3,695
2000s 1,116 112 +461% #1,262
2010s 3,349 335 +200% #678
2020s (to 2025) 2,194 366 +9% #699

Where Milana 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 339 0.21 outside top 500
2027 341 0.21 outside top 500
2028 343 0.21 outside top 500
2029 344 0.21 outside top 500
2030 346 0.22 outside top 500

Where Milana is most popular

Girls named Milana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.221 per 1,000. Strongest in Washington, Oregon, and Illinois.

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 Milana 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
Washington 122 0.845 +283%
Oregon 41 0.630 +185%
Illinois 106 0.463 +110%
South Carolina 38 0.423 +91%
New York 162 0.409 +85%
New Jersey 64 0.355 +61%
Pennsylvania 80 0.338 +53%
California 275 0.327 +48%
Florida 139 0.325 +47%
Massachusetts 35 0.289 +31%
Ohio 65 0.274 +24%
Michigan 47 0.258 +17%
North Carolina 53 0.233 +5%
Georgia 47 0.207 -6%
Minnesota 21 0.195 -12%
Virginia 31 0.182 -18%
Missouri 21 0.174 -21%
Wisconsin 16 0.155 -30%
Colorado 17 0.152 -31%
Nevada 6 0.129 -41%
Kentucky 11 0.129 -42%
Arizona 18 0.128 -42%
Texas 103 0.128 -42%
Maryland 12 0.113 -49%
Tennessee 17 0.107 -51%
Indiana 13 0.093 -58%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -61%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Milana

Milana is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #812 in 2025 with 336 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1947, 7,027 American babies have been named Milana. Its peak came in 2015, when 421 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 Milana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Milana?

The median living Milana is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 14. An estimated 7,000 people named Milana are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Milana year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 336 #812
2024 360 #783
2023 373 #756
2022 372 #769
2021 350 #804
2020 403 #699
2019 298 #894
2018 367 #750
2017 418 #696
2016 396 #720
2015 421 #678
2014 370 #756
2013 352 #774
2012 267 #953
2011 252 #1,002
2010 208 #1,174
2009 194 #1,262
2008 168 #1,419
2007 174 #1,386
2006 166 #1,377
2005 110 #1,786
2004 97 #1,937
2003 61 #2,630
2002 60 #2,602
2001 44 #3,183
2000 42 #3,254
1995 20 #4,961
1990 8 #9,847
1985 8 #8,044
1980 6 #9,896
1975 – –
1970 5 #8,854
1965 6 #6,276
1960 6 #6,169
1955 9 #4,284
1950 7 #4,603
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Milana?

The median living Milana is about 9 years old. Half of all living Milanas are between 4 and 14 years old.

How many people named Milana are alive today?

An estimated 7,000 people named Milana are alive in the United States, based on 7,027 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Milana mean?

Borrowed from Sicilian Milana.

How popular is the name Milana in 2025?

Milana ranked #812 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 336 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Milana?

7,027 babies have been named Milana in the United States since 1947, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Milana most popular?

Milana peaked in 2015, when 421 newborns received the name.

Is Milana a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Milana rising or falling?

Milana has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Milana become more popular?

Milana looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 346 girls named Milana in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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