Girls' name · peaked in 2018
Mila name popularity since 1925
84,326 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Mila. Half of them were born in 2019 or earlier, so the typical Mila is about 7 years old in 2026. Mila peaked in 2018 as the #14 name for girls, and it ranked #43 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 84,326
- Named Mila, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #43
- for girls in 2025 (4,796 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 84,238 girls · 88 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.99× its national share
Peak year is the year Mila made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Mila births per year, 1925–2025
2018 was the biggest year for Mila both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2007 and 2012, Mila became 7.5× more common, from 1 in 4,990 baby girls to 1 in 667.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Mila's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Mila.
Decade by decade
Babies named Mila in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 91 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 142 | 0 | #1,823 |
| 1940s | 168 | 0 | #1,972 |
| 1950s | 230 | 0 | #2,386 |
| 1960s | 258 | 0 | #2,586 |
| 1970s | 206 | 0 | #3,021 |
| 1980s | 163 | 0 | #3,802 |
| 1990s | 311 | 0 | #5,161 |
| 2000s | 2,885 | 0 | #1,024 |
| 2010s | 44,114 | 42 | #53 |
| 2020–25 | 35,670 | 46 | #43 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
88.4% of babies named Mila from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Mila is most popular
The index compares Mila's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Mila.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.99× | 887 |
| Arizona | 2.24× | 2,412 |
| Florida | 2.14× | 6,440 |
| Hawaii | 1.69× | 438 |
| California | 1.60× | 14,074 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Mila and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Mila (this page) | 84,238 | 2018 |
| Myla | 22,042 | 2023 |
| Milah | 2,881 | 2018 |
| Milla | 2,113 | 2011 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Mila's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Mila.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Mila (2018).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data