Mila
Gracious, dear, or beloved · Slavic origin
What does Mila mean?
Mila is a female name of Slavic origin, meaning “Gracious, dear, or beloved”.
How popular is Mila?
In England & Wales, Mila ranked #46 among girls' names in 2024, with 953 babies given the name — up from #106 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2023, when it reached #35.
In the United States, Mila was the #20 girls' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.
| Year | E&W rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | #2,960 | 5 |
| 2000 | #1,361 | 14 |
| 2005 | #946 | 29 |
| 2010 | #620 | 62 |
| 2015 | #79 | 692 |
| 2020 | #47 | 973 |
| 2023 | #35 | 1,127 |
| 2024 | #46 | 953 |
Who are famous people named Mila?
- Mila Sivatskaya · Ukrainian actor
- Mila Gojsalić · Croatian folk heroine
- Mila Pavićević · Croatian writer
What names go well with Mila?
More on Mila
Gracious, dear and beloved: Mila is a soft Slavic name that has made itself at home from New Zealand to Canada.
Mila: the gentle Slavic name with a long reach — Mila as our Name of the Day.
Eva: three letters that mean life itself — Mila gets a mention.
Mateo: the Spanish name conquering two continents — Mila gets a mention.
Theo: the short form that outgrew its long name — Mila gets a mention.
Emilia: Emily's more ornate cousin — Mila gets a mention.
Luna: the little name that hung the moon — Mila gets a mention.
Leo: three little letters, one mighty lion — Mila gets a mention.
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