Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Milena

Meaning dear, kind Gender Girl Rank 2025 #950 Trend → Stable

From Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *mìlъ (“dear, kind”).

Rank 2025
#950
among girls · ↓165 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
271
named Milena · -25% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,931
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
428 babies
All-time total
7,749
#1,943 all-time among girls
First recorded
1918
in Social Security records

Milena popularity over time

7,749 babies have been named Milena since 1918, 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 2023Girls

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 5 1 – #5,349
1920s 6 1 +20% #4,861
1930s – – – –
1940s 26 3 – #2,602
1950s 39 4 +50% #4,903
1960s 94 9 +141% #3,414
1970s 231 23 +146% #2,206
1980s 239 24 +3% #2,680
1990s 457 46 +91% #2,233
2000s 1,351 135 +196% #1,307
2010s 3,218 322 +138% #678
2020s (to 2025) 2,083 347 +8% #701

Where Milena 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 268 0.17 outside top 500
2027 265 0.17 outside top 500
2028 263 0.16 outside top 500
2029 261 0.16 outside top 500
2030 260 0.16 outside top 500

Where Milena is most popular

Girls named Milena per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.216 per 1,000. Strongest in Illinois, Massachusetts, and New Jersey.

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 Milena 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
Illinois 105 0.459 +112%
Massachusetts 51 0.422 +95%
New Jersey 76 0.421 +95%
Florida 169 0.395 +83%
Arizona 47 0.335 +55%
California 255 0.303 +40%
Ohio 68 0.287 +33%
Virginia 46 0.270 +25%
Washington 37 0.256 +19%
Texas 205 0.255 +18%
Pennsylvania 59 0.250 +15%
New Mexico 6 0.247 +14%
Georgia 54 0.238 +10%
Maryland 25 0.236 +9%
North Carolina 51 0.224 ≈ national
New York 88 0.222 ≈ national
Colorado 24 0.215 ≈ national
Minnesota 23 0.213 ≈ national
Wisconsin 21 0.204 -6%
Michigan 36 0.198 -9%
Nebraska 6 0.167 -23%
Indiana 23 0.164 -24%
Nevada 7 0.151 -30%
Kansas 5 0.087 -60%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -60%
Oregon 5 0.077 -64%
Missouri 9 0.075 -65%
Tennessee 11 0.069 -68%
Utah 5 0.060 -72%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -73%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
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 Milena

Milena is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #950 in 2025 with 271 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 7,749 American babies have been named Milena. Its peak came in 2019, when 428 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 Milena stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Milena?

The median living Milena is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 18. An estimated 7,700 people named Milena are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Milena year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 271 #950
2024 359 #785
2023 410 #701
2022 368 #773
2021 345 #810
2020 330 #829
2019 428 #678
2018 338 #806
2017 325 #837
2016 407 #704
2015 372 #758
2014 353 #797
2013 311 #843
2012 262 #971
2011 230 #1,074
2010 192 #1,251
2009 185 #1,312
2008 156 #1,502
2007 187 #1,307
2006 151 #1,472
2005 124 #1,629
2004 123 #1,599
2003 101 #1,839
2002 90 #1,961
2001 122 #1,531
2000 112 #1,586
1995 44 #2,769
1990 25 #4,079
1985 30 #3,058
1980 21 #3,801
1975 18 #3,720
1970 17 #3,669
1965 11 #4,120
1960 9 #4,665
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Milena

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

  1. 1 Milena Jesenská Milena Jesenská Czech journalist, writer, editor and translator 1896–1944 · 19th century
  2. 2 Milena Canonero Milena Canonero Italian costume designer (born 1952) b. 1946 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Milena Dravić Milena Dravić Serbian actress (1940–2018) Contemporary
  4. 4 Milena Vukotic Milena Vukotic Italian actress (born 1935) Contemporary
  5. 5 Milena Pavlović-Barili Milena Pavlović-Barili Serbian painter and poet (1909–1945) Contemporary
  6. 6 Milena Rašić Milena Rašić Serbian volleyball player b. 1990 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Milena Miconi Milena Miconi Italian actress and model b. 1971 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Milena Duchková Milena Duchková Czech diver b. 1952 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Milena Vukotić Milena Vukotić Italian actress (born 1935) 1848–1923 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Milena?

The median living Milena is about 10 years old. Half of all living Milenas are between 5 and 18 years old.

How many people named Milena are alive today?

An estimated 7,700 people named Milena are alive in the United States, based on 7,749 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Milena mean?

From Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *mìlъ (“dear, kind”).

How popular is the name Milena in 2025?

Milena ranked #950 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 271 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Milena?

7,749 babies have been named Milena in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Milena most popular?

Milena peaked in 2019, when 428 newborns received the name.

Is Milena a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Milena rising or falling?

Milena has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Milena become more popular?

Milena looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 260 girls named Milena in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Milena?

Well-known people named Milena include Milena Jesenská (writer), Milena Canonero (designer), Milena Dravić (actor).

Names like Milena

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

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