Mila
Girl · MEE-la · Slavic
Mila is a girls' name of Slavic origin, meaning “dear, gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 44th for girls in the UK (1,124 babies) and 43rd for girls in the US (4,796 babies).
What does Mila mean?
Slavic: from the element mil
“dear, gracious”
From the Slavic element mil, dear or gracious; also a short form of names such as Ludmila and Camila.
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- MEE-la
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Is Mila a girl's or a boy's name?
Mila is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,124 girls in the UK and 4,796 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Mila in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #44among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,124about 1 in 250 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 5.5%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,124 girls in the UK were named Mila, making it the 44th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 46th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 1,279 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mila in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 40th in England and Wales, 40th in Scotland and 132nd in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#46).
Mila in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,124 | #44 |
| 2024 | 1,071 | #46 |
| 2023 | 1,247 | #35 |
| 2022 | 1,165 | #43 |
| 2021 | 1,279 | #38 |
| 2020 | 1,101 | #46 |
| 2019 | 1,170 | #47 |
| 2018 | 1,202 | #48 |
| 2017 | 890 | #73 |
| 2016 | 775 | #78 |
| 2015 | 793 | #78 |
| 2014 | 614 | #105 |
| 2013 | 538 | #117 |
| 2012 | 370 | #161 |
| 2011 | 214 | #263 |
| 2010 | 75 | #583 |
| 2009 | 77 | #558 |
| 2008 | 55 | #721 |
| 2007 | 59 | #655 |
| 2006 | 53 | #667 |
| 2005 | 32 | #918 |
| 2004 | 26 | #1,027 |
| 2003 | 35 | #823 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,399 |
| 2001 | 18 | #1,204 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Mila in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #43among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4,796about 1 in 340 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4,796 girls in the US were named Mila, making it the 43rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 20th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 8,169 girls. It first appears in the records in 1881. 6 boys were also named Mila in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Mila than any year since 2015.
Half of all the girls named Mila in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mila in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,796 | #43 |
| 2024 | 5,484 | #33 |
| 2023 | 5,920 | #28 |
| 2022 | 6,487 | #18 |
| 2021 | 6,337 | #26 |
| 2020 | 6,646 | #20 |
| 2019 | 7,343 | #19 |
| 2018 | 8,169 | #14 |
| 2017 | 5,974 | #30 |
| 2016 | 4,830 | #48 |
| 2015 | 4,733 | #53 |
| 2014 | 4,064 | #72 |
| 2013 | 3,680 | #78 |
| 2012 | 2,642 | #115 |
| 2011 | 1,798 | #174 |
| 2010 | 881 | #364 |
| 2009 | 667 | #463 |
| 2008 | 554 | #556 |
| 2007 | 385 | #759 |
| 2006 | 371 | #743 |
| 2005 | 238 | #1,021 |
| 2004 | 192 | #1,169 |
| 2003 | 180 | #1,190 |
| 2002 | 131 | #1,455 |
| 2001 | 89 | #1,937 |
| 2000 | 78 | #2,085 |
| 1999 | 62 | #2,365 |
| 1998 | 61 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 50 | #2,553 |
| 1996 | 26 | #4,054 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,280 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 22 | #3,729 |
| 1984 | 31 | #2,850 |
| 1983 | 25 | #3,241 |
| 1982 | 14 | #4,943 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 19 | #3,991 |
| 1979 | 25 | #3,236 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 21 | #3,485 |
| 1976 | 17 | #3,811 |
| 1975 | 24 | #2,969 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1973 | 23 | #2,914 |
| 1972 | 22 | #2,976 |
| 1971 | 23 | #2,955 |
| 1970 | 23 | #2,938 |
| 1969 | 28 | #2,454 |
| 1968 | 27 | #2,360 |
| 1967 | 26 | #2,376 |
| 1966 | 19 | #2,838 |
| 1965 | 23 | #2,537 |
| 1964 | 20 | #2,824 |
| 1963 | 33 | #2,060 |
| 1962 | 26 | #2,356 |
| 1961 | 34 | #2,003 |
| 1960 | 22 | #2,572 |
| 1959 | 26 | #2,233 |
| 1958 | 26 | #2,208 |
| 1957 | 19 | #2,650 |
| 1956 | 30 | #1,967 |
| 1955 | 22 | #2,340 |
| 1954 | 26 | #2,075 |
| 1953 | 28 | #1,930 |
| 1952 | 19 | #2,410 |
| 1951 | 22 | #2,115 |
| 1950 | 12 | #3,051 |
| 1949 | 19 | #2,273 |
| 1948 | 19 | #2,254 |
| 1947 | 27 | #1,862 |
| 1946 | 15 | #2,481 |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,940 |
| 1944 | 15 | #2,286 |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,446 |
| 1942 | 17 | #2,116 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,666 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,423 |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,947 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,447 |
| 1937 | 14 | #2,196 |
| 1936 | 13 | #2,262 |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,779 |
| 1934 | 14 | #2,186 |
| 1933 | 8 | #3,108 |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,956 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,748 |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,933 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,300 |
| 1928 | 22 | #1,783 |
| 1927 | 23 | #1,770 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,350 |
| 1925 | 17 | #2,190 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,513 |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,366 |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,730 |
| 1921 | 20 | #1,988 |
| 1920 | 14 | #2,463 |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,812 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,375 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,711 |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,867 |
| 1915 | 14 | #2,142 |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,665 |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,163 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,843 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,208 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,876 |
| 1903 | 9 | #1,204 |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,466 |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,931 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,699 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #1,277 |
| 1892 | 7 | #1,171 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #1,099 |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,278 |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #830 |
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