Mila

Girls

Best rank #52 (2018) · ranked in 8 years

Mila climbed onto the charts in 2017 and stayed listed for 8 years, topping out at #52 in 2018.

It climbed from #94 in 2017 to #90 in 2024.

The latest tally (2025) shows no ranking for Mila in the top spots.

8,174 newborns received the name Mila in 2018, its peak year.

Mila was most popular around 2018, making it characteristic of the 2010s generation.

Rank by year

11020201720212024
  1. 2024905,484
  2. 2023795,931
  3. 2022676,497
  4. 2021756,346
  5. 2020656,656
  6. 2019607,343
  7. 2018528,174
  8. 2017945,981

Similar names

Michael, Mason, Mia stand out as close matches to Mila, tracking a similar sound or popularity window. See how their rankings compare below.

Where Mila is most popular

In 2025, Mila was recorded in 51 of the 51 US jurisdictions the SSA reports on, with 4,796 births nationwide.

The largest share came from California at 786 births, 16.4% of the national total, where it ranked #59 that year.

By census region the name skews South, which accounts for 36.6% of Mila births, against 17.7% Northeast, 18.8% Midwest, 26.9% West.

State rankings spread more than the national figure suggests: Mila placed as high as #36 in Rhode Island and as low as #493 in Maine.

Top states, 2025

  1. 1California786 · #59 there
  2. 2Texas520 · #117 there
  3. 3Florida480 · #42 there
  4. 4New York298 · #92 there
  5. 5Illinois184 · #90 there

Share by census region

  • Northeast17.7%
  • Midwest18.8%
  • South36.6%
  • West26.9%

Shares are of this name's national total, not of each state's births. SSA withholds any name under 5 occurrences per state and year. Browse all states

Frequently asked questions

Is Mila a popular name?
Mila reached a best rank of #52 in 2018 and has charted in 8 years.
Where does Mila rank now?
Mila does not appear in the top ranks in the most recent data (2025).
Is Mila a boy or girl name?
It is recorded primarily as a girls' name.
When was Mila most popular?
Mila peaked around 2018.

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) - Popular Baby Names (national)