Mila

Meaning: Gracious, dear
Origin: Slavic — Short form of names containing the element mil

Meaning: Miracles
Origin: Spanish — Short form of Milagros

Girl's name · #43 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Mila reached its best rank, #14, in 2018 and ranked #43 in 2025. About 84,000 girls have carried it since 1881.

US use of Mila rose from 881 births in 2010 to 1,798 in 2011, when actress Mila Kunis received a Golden Globe nomination for Black Swan.

Across the states

See where Mila is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Mila is especially popular in Serbia, the Netherlands, and Croatia.

#3 in Serbia (2025) · #5 in Netherlands (2025) · #6 in Croatia (2025) · #8 in New Zealand (2025) · #8 in Bosnia (Rep. Srpska) (2025) · #9 in Germany (2025) · #9 in Switzerland (2025) · #9 in Slovenia (2025) · #10 in Belgium (2025) · #13 in Canada (2025) · #20 in Sweden (2025) · #21 in Australia (VIC) (2025) and 19 more.

Famous Milas

Mila Kunis — American actress (born 1983)
Mila J — American R&B singer (born 1982)
Mila Robert — Bulgarian singer, actress and painter (born 1996)
Mila Parély — French actress (1917–2012)
Mila Sivatskaya — Ukrainian actress (born 1998)

In stories & tradition

Mila — Dead or Alive 5 (video game)
Mila Marwa — EastEnders (TV series)
Míla Valková — Operatic character in the opera Destiny by Leoš Janáček

What Milas become

Among 340 notable people named Mila:

Entertainers appear 2.54× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mila Kunis, American actress (born 1983).

Similar names: Myla · Camila · Millie · Ayla · Elena · Mira

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