Milda
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MIL-da
- Origin
- Baltic
Milda is a girls' name of Baltic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Milda mean?
Baltic: Lithuanian and Latvian feminine name
Used in Lithuania and Latvia, and the affectionate nickname of the Freedom Monument in Riga.
Is Milda a girl's or a boy's name?
Milda is a girls' name.
How popular is Milda in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Milda in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Milda in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
Names like Milda
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Matilda, Ada, Mabel, Martha, Rosa, Lola, Etta, Florence, Eva, Flora, Lottie, Clara
More Baltic names
Aras, Liepa, Herkus, Gabija, Tauras, Vaida, Ugne, Austeja, Domas, Vakaris, Daina, Aija, Alanta, Deimantas, Deimante, Domantas
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Milda: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/milda, updated 20 October 2026.