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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
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 2019
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Hawaii#9 · 1 in 87
- South Dakota#11 · 1 in 111
- Michigan#12 · 1 in 158
- New Jersey#13 · 1 in 154
- Florida#13 · 1 in 157
Best ever in a state: #4 in Hawaii, 2018.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #9 | 32 | 1 in 87 |
| South Dakota | #11 | 26 | 1 in 111 |
| Michigan | #12 | 252 | 1 in 158 |
| Florida | #13 | 540 | 1 in 157 |
| New Jersey | #13 | 228 | 1 in 154 |
| Arizona | #14 | 209 | 1 in 137 |
| California | #15 | 1,217 | 1 in 152 |
| Louisiana | #15 | 102 | 1 in 186 |
| North Dakota | #16 | 27 | 1 in 105 |
| Indiana | #17 | 158 | 1 in 182 |
| New Mexico | #17 | 39 | 1 in 144 |
| Oregon | #17 | 88 | 1 in 158 |
| Illinois | #18 | 284 | 1 in 182 |
| New York | #19 | 430 | 1 in 197 |
| Nevada | #20 | 68 | 1 in 149 |
| Ohio | #20 | 258 | 1 in 196 |
| Kansas | #21 | 66 | 1 in 180 |
| Massachusetts | #21 | 150 | 1 in 165 |
| Nebraska | #21 | 45 | 1 in 165 |
| Colorado | #22 | 122 | 1 in 180 |
| Washington | #22 | 164 | 1 in 182 |
| Iowa | #23 | 69 | 1 in 176 |
| Missouri | #23 | 129 | 1 in 198 |
| Rhode Island | #23 | 24 | 1 in 112 |
| Texas | #23 | 707 | 1 in 224 |
| Utah | #23 | 92 | 1 in 183 |
| West Virginia | #23 | 39 | 1 in 146 |
| Connecticut | #24 | 75 | 1 in 155 |
| Pennsylvania | #24 | 254 | 1 in 196 |
| Wisconsin | #24 | 111 | 1 in 196 |
| Alaska | #25 | 16 | 1 in 125 |
| South Carolina | #26 | 85 | 1 in 208 |
| Oklahoma | #27 | 76 | 1 in 203 |
| Maryland | #29 | 97 | 1 in 231 |
| North Carolina | #31 | 190 | 1 in 236 |
| Minnesota | #32 | 110 | 1 in 209 |
| Georgia | #34 | 173 | 1 in 268 |
| Tennessee | #34 | 127 | 1 in 241 |
| Idaho | #37 | 32 | 1 in 196 |
| District of Columbia | #38 | 18 | 1 in 177 |
| Virginia | #40 | 138 | 1 in 256 |
| Kentucky | #44 | 73 | 1 in 240 |
| Alabama | #55 | 64 | 1 in 295 |
| Maine | #57 | 16 | 1 in 205 |
| Delaware | #58 | 11 | 1 in 219 |
| Arkansas | #63 | 39 | 1 in 277 |
| Mississippi | #68 | 35 | 1 in 301 |
| New Hampshire | #68 | 16 | 1 in 219 |
| Montana | #72 | 11 | 1 in 232 |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
137 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 2018 at #14 (8,169 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 13 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 13 yrs · run 2013–2025
- Top 1,000: 21 yrs · run 2006–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 208
- Highest: 1 in 208 girls born in 2018 were named Mila (0.48%)
- Latest: 1 in 335 girls born in 2025 (0.30%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 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 2019
girls
#19
7,343 births · 1 in 229 girls
Top girls' names in 2019
More about 2019
girls
1,678,366 girls got a published name in 2019; 1 in 229 of them was named Mila, which outranked 99.9% of the 18,024 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Mila
Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.