Mila
#43 for girls in 2025, 4,796 births · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2018 · 8,169 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 13 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 84,489since 1881
Mila over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #43 | 4,796 | #10,695 | 6 |
| 2024 | #33 | 5,484 | — | |
| 2023 | #28 | 5,920 | #7,289 | 11 |
| 2022 | #18 | 6,487 | #7,768 | 10 |
| 2021 | #26 | 6,337 | #8,166 | 9 |
| 2020 | #20 | 6,646 | #7,502 | 10 |
| 2019 | #19 | 7,343 | — | |
| 2018 | #14 | 8,169 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #30 | 5,974 | #9,696 | 7 |
| 2016 | #48 | 4,830 | #8,816 | 8 |
| 2015 | #53 | 4,733 | #8,744 | 8 |
| 2014 | #72 | 4,064 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #78 | 3,680 | — | |
| 2012 | #115 | 2,642 | #9,709 | 7 |
| 2011 | #174 | 1,798 | — | |
| 2010 | #364 | 881 | — | |
| 2009 | #463 | 667 | — | |
| 2008 | #556 | 554 | — | |
| 2007 | #759 | 385 | — | |
| 2006 | #743 | 371 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,021 | 238 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,170 | 192 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,191 | 180 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,456 | 131 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,941 | 89 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,089 | 78 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,368 | 62 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,307 | 61 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,556 | 50 | — | |
| 1996 | #4,059 | 26 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,019 | 19 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,249 | 18 | — | |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | — | |
| 1992 | #4,088 | 25 | — | |
| 1991 | #5,181 | 18 | — | |
| 1990 | #4,523 | 21 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,286 | 16 | — | |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | — | |
| 1987 | #5,613 | 13 | — | |
| 1986 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | #3,730 | 22 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,851 | 31 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,242 | 25 | — | |
| 1982 | #4,945 | 14 | — | |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,992 | 19 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,236 | 25 | — | |
| 1978 | #4,931 | 13 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,486 | 21 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,812 | 17 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,969 | 24 | — | |
| 1974 | #4,041 | 15 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,914 | 23 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,976 | 22 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,955 | 23 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,938 | 23 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,454 | 28 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,360 | 27 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,376 | 26 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,839 | 19 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,538 | 23 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,825 | 20 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,061 | 33 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,357 | 26 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,004 | 34 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,573 | 22 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,234 | 26 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,209 | 26 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,651 | 19 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,968 | 30 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,341 | 22 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,076 | 26 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,931 | 28 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,411 | 19 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,116 | 22 | — | |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,274 | 19 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,255 | 19 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,863 | 27 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,482 | 15 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,941 | 19 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,287 | 15 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,447 | 14 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,117 | 17 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,947 | 17 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,779 | 19 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,187 | 14 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,957 | 17 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,934 | 18 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,784 | 22 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,771 | 23 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,351 | 15 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,191 | 17 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,366 | 15 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,730 | 24 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,988 | 20 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,463 | 14 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,376 | 14 | — | |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,867 | 18 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,665 | 16 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,844 | 10 | — | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | — | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | — | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | — | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | — | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,171 | 7 | — | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | #1,099 | 7 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Mila! It came in at #830, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1889, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Mila is popular in 2014
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#24 · 1 in 147
- Nebraska#30 · 1 in 170
- Arizona#34 · 1 in 240
- Florida#36 · 1 in 265
- New Mexico#37 · 1 in 216
Best ever in a state: #4 in Hawaii, 2018.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #24 | 22 | 1 in 147 |
| Nebraska | #30 | 47 | 1 in 170 |
| Arizona | #34 | 132 | 1 in 240 |
| Florida | #36 | 316 | 1 in 265 |
| New Mexico | #37 | 32 | 1 in 216 |
| California | #43 | 695 | 1 in 302 |
| Connecticut | #43 | 57 | 1 in 212 |
| Illinois | #48 | 194 | 1 in 304 |
| Wyoming | #52 | 8 | 1 in 154 |
| Colorado | #54 | 76 | 1 in 306 |
| Massachusetts | #54 | 100 | 1 in 254 |
| New York | #56 | 261 | 1 in 354 |
| Michigan | #59 | 141 | 1 in 299 |
| Texas | #60 | 437 | 1 in 382 |
| Iowa | #61 | 42 | 1 in 309 |
| North Dakota | #61 | 15 | 1 in 226 |
| New Hampshire | #62 | 16 | 1 in 236 |
| Rhode Island | #63 | 13 | 1 in 223 |
| District of Columbia | #65 | 15 | 1 in 231 |
| Washington | #65 | 89 | 1 in 353 |
| Utah | #71 | 53 | 1 in 342 |
| Montana | #72 | 12 | 1 in 249 |
| Nevada | #72 | 35 | 1 in 308 |
| Idaho | #76 | 20 | 1 in 322 |
| Wisconsin | #78 | 66 | 1 in 350 |
| Indiana | #79 | 77 | 1 in 397 |
| New Jersey | #88 | 87 | 1 in 427 |
| Ohio | #88 | 125 | 1 in 424 |
| Pennsylvania | #89 | 127 | 1 in 419 |
| Virginia | #93 | 87 | 1 in 429 |
| Oregon | #95 | 37 | 1 in 418 |
| Kansas | #96 | 32 | 1 in 405 |
| Missouri | #96 | 64 | 1 in 424 |
| Minnesota | #100 | 59 | 1 in 418 |
| Louisiana | #105 | 47 | 1 in 445 |
| South Dakota | #108 | 9 | 1 in 350 |
| Maryland | #109 | 54 | 1 in 450 |
| Oklahoma | #114 | 35 | 1 in 482 |
| Tennessee | #126 | 55 | 1 in 566 |
| North Carolina | #133 | 74 | 1 in 610 |
| Arkansas | #145 | 20 | 1 in 580 |
| Alaska | #151 | 6 | 1 in 433 |
| West Virginia | #151 | 12 | 1 in 527 |
| Georgia | #153 | 69 | 1 in 699 |
| Kentucky | #158 | 29 | 1 in 637 |
| Delaware | #159 | 6 | 1 in 469 |
| Maine | #185 | 6 | 1 in 602 |
| South Carolina | #214 | 21 | 1 in 870 |
| Alabama | #236 | 20 | 1 in 967 |
| Mississippi | #349 | 8 | 1 in 1,409 |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Mila
- 10 spots since 2024 (#33 → #43)
- 23 spots since 2020 (#20 → #43)
- 10 spots since 2015 (#53 → #43)
- Biggest jump: 278 spots in 2006 (#1,021 → #743)
- Biggest drop: 16 spots in 2007 (#743 → #759)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 2018 at #14 (8,169 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 13 yrs · run 2013–2025
- Top 1,000: 21 yrs · run 2006–2025
- Highest: 1 in 208 girls born in 2018 were named Mila (0.48%)
- Latest: 1 in 335 girls born in 2025 (0.30%)
- 52.2% of all girls named Mila (44,114) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | #830 (1881) | #1,055 |
| 1890s | 25 | #1,099 (1890) | #1,312 |
| 1900s | 30 | #1,204 (1903) | #1,737 |
| 1910s | 99 | #1,665 (1914) | #2,323 |
| 1920s | 178 | #1,730 (1922) | #2,146 |
| 1930s | 142 | #1,779 (1935) | #2,257 |
| 1940s | 168 | #1,863 (1947) | #2,276 |
| 1950s | 230 | #1,931 (1953) | #2,299 |
| 1960s | 258 | #2,004 (1961) | #2,439 |
| 1970s | 206 | #2,914 (1973) | #3,426 |
| 1980s | 163 | #2,851 (1984) | #4,669 |
| 1990s | 311 | #2,307 (1998) | #4,285 |
| 2000s | 2,885 | #463 (2009) | #1,139 |
| 2010s | 44,114 | #14 (2018) | #97 |
| 2020s | 35,670 | #18 (2022) | #28 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Mila in 2014
Top girls' names in 2014
Top boys' names in 2014
More about 2014
girls
1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 440 of them was named Mila, which outranked 99.6% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
- ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
- ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
- ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
- ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 274,410 of them was named Mila, which outranked 31.5% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #8,781Zyad8
- #8,781Zyheir8
- #8,781Zytaveon8
- #9,642Mila7
- #9,642Aaqil7
- #9,642Aaris7
- #9,642Aason7
- #10,717Aakarsh6
- #10,717Aamil6
- #10,717Aaraiz6
Tied with 1,074 names at #9,642; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.