Mila Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Mila

Mila Name Origin: Slavic
Pronunciation: me-lah
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Mila Name Meaning

Short and sweet, Mila is a Slavic name that first appeared on the U.S. baby name charts in 2006. A diminutive of names containing the root mil, Mila means dear or gracious.

Parents are head over heels in love with Mila’s effortlessly chic style, a tiny name bursting with femininity. She’s not as frilly as Isabella or Delilah but she’s just as soft and delicate. She’s also spunky and adventurous, playing well with Aria and Mia, two other pint-sized girl monikers.

Mila started turning heads internationally with the rise of actress Mila Kunis, a star with a diverse portfolio and likable personality. The name is fun and friendly, much like chart climbers Lily and Chloe. She also has the trendy -la syllable as seen in Layla and Ella.

Mila ages gracefully and avoids falling into the trap of sounding trendy or juvenile. Mila’s exotic roots also make her a stylish choice for parents looking to explore foreign names that easily cross over into English. She’s refreshing on the ear and stands apart from Emily and Amelia, but her similar sound ushers in a nostalgic feel that parents can’t help but love.

Longer variants of the name are Milena, Milka, and Mylene. Male versions include Milos and Milan.

Mila Name Popularity

How popular is the name Mila? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	0	0%
1911	—	0	0%
1912	—	0	0%
1913	—	0	0%
1914	—	0	0%
1915	—	0	0%
1916	—	0	0%
1917	—	0	0%
1918	—	0	0%
1919	—	0	0%
1920	1,648	5	0.0004%
1921	—	0	0%
1922	1,456	7	0.0006%
1923	—	0	0%
1924	—	0	0%
1925	—	0	0%
1926	—	0	0%
1927	—	0	0%
1928	—	0	0%
1929	—	0	0%
1930	—	0	0%
1931	—	0	0%
1932	—	0	0%
1933	—	0	0%
1934	—	0	0%
1935	—	0	0%
1936	—	0	0%
1937	—	0	0%
1938	—	0	0%
1939	—	0	0%
1940	—	0	0%
1941	—	0	0%
1942	—	0	0%
1943	—	0	0%
1944	—	0	0%
1945	—	0	0%
1946	—	0	0%
1947	—	0	0%
1948	—	0	0%
1949	—	0	0%
1950	—	0	0%
1951	—	0	0%
1952	—	0	0%
1953	—	0	0%
1954	—	0	0%
1955	—	0	0%
1956	—	0	0%
1957	1,919	6	0.0003%
1958	—	0	0%
1959	—	0	0%
1960	1,831	9	0.0005%
1961	1,769	11	0.0006%
1962	2,164	5	0.0003%
1963	2,096	6	0.0003%
1964	—	0	0%
1965	—	0	0%
1966	—	0	0%
1967	2,197	6	0.0004%
1968	2,041	7	0.0005%
1969	2,038	9	0.0006%
1970	—	0	0%
1971	2,418	6	0.0004%
1972	—	0	0%
1973	2,171	7	0.0005%
1974	—	0	0%
1975	—	0	0%
1976	—	0	0%
1977	2,553	6	0.0004%
1978	—	0	0%
1979	—	0	0%
1980	2,999	5	0.0003%
1981	—	0	0%
1982	—	0	0%
1983	2,878	5	0.0003%
1984	2,610	7	0.0005%
1985	—	0	0%
1986	—	0	0%
1987	—	0	0%
1988	—	0	0%
1989	—	0	0%
1990	—	0	0%
1991	—	0	0%
1992	—	0	0%
1993	3,594	5	0.0003%
1994	—	0	0%
1995	—	0	0%
1996	3,787	5	0.0003%
1997	2,937	9	0.0006%
1998	2,351	19	0.0013%
1999	2,303	22	0.0015%
2000	2,089	30	0.002%
2001	1,852	42	0.0028%
2002	1,384	85	0.0057%
2003	1,220	115	0.0076%
2004	1,130	144	0.0094%
2005	1,001	190	0.0124%
2006	746	325	0.0208%
2007	735	345	0.0219%
2008	546	514	0.0333%
2009	465	620	0.0415%
2010	362	837	0.0581%
2011	175	1,777	0.1247%
2012	115	2,624	0.1841%
2013	78	3,677	0.2583%
2014	72	4,051	0.278%
2015	53	4,726	0.3248%
2016	48	4,813	0.3338%
2017	30	5,935	0.4252%
2018	14	8,126	0.5915%
2019	19	7,298	0.5391%
2020	20	6,475	0.5087%
2021	24	5,844	0.4781%
2022	18	6,445	0.4885%

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Data via SSA.gov.

Names Like Mila

If you like Mila, you’ll love these other names like Mila.

What names are diminutives of Mila?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Mila sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Mila, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Lala	Tulip	Slavic
Mimi	A diminutive form of Miriam and, through the French, of Wilhelmina.	French

What names are variants of Mila?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Mila.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Mela	Black, dark-skinned	Greek

What names sound like Mila?

If you like how Mila sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Mila.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Camila	Young religious servant	Spanish
Fila	Loving	Greek
Lila	Night	Arabic
Maia	Great; mother	Greek
Mala	Woman from Magdala; the fifth month	Hebrew
Maya	Dream	Indian (Sanskrit)
Mia	Dear	Scandinavian
Mika	Lord; who resembles God?; three trees together; quick, nimble	Latin
Milla	Helper to the priest	Latin
Mina	Love	German
Mira	Wonderful; peace; propserous	Spanish

Mya	Dream	Indian (Sanskrit)
Myla	Soldier	English
Nila
Zila	Shadow	Hebrew

What names are similar to Mila?

Find a name that’s like Mila, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Ada	Noble one	German
Chloe	Green sprout	Greek
Grace	Gracious one	English
Lily	Lily flower	English
Lucy	Of the light	English
Luna	The moon	Latin
Sadie	Princess	Hebrew
Sasha	A short variant form, regarded as Russian, of Alexandra.	Russian
Stella	Celestial star	Latin
Zoe	Life	Greek

Lists With Mila

Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Mila.

Siblings of Mila

Mamas with kids named Mila also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Clare	Bright, famous	Latin

Dale	Valley	English

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37 Comments

maria mae Apr 4 at 1:19 pm

My name is also maria, mila. would you like to talk. my number is (654-921-6568)

Thanks.

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- mimi Apr 9 at 2:31 pm
  
  maria i would love that so much. ill text you now.
  
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- weaner james Apr 9 at 2:32 pm
  
  you wanna see my weaner
  
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  - Jonna Apr 9 at 2:34 pm
    
    dear weaner,
    
    i wold not like to see your weaner i want to see your dick.
    
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mimi Apr 4 at 1:17 pm

liam is a hot name babyyyy

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Maria Mar 31 at 7:49 am

Its beautiful and can be easily used in many languages

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- mimi Apr 4 at 1:11 pm
  
  maria i think you should hear this. my daughter mika became a canibal after she made a friend maria. im wondering if you could text me if you get this and we can talk about it. (802)-776-6353
  
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Carmen Feb 20 at 1:10 pm

The name came to my mind. I love the simplicity and uniqueness of it, and how not very common it is.

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Sarah Oct 26 at 11:09 am

We really loved the sound of the name. At first we were hesitant because our son’s name is Liam, so it’s an anagram of his name. But we later learned to love that about the name instead of seeing it as a negative thing.

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deanna Mar 8 at 7:41 am

Just liked it

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- Makenna Mar 23 at 6:33 pm
  
  This is dumb.
  
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  - Mila Medina Apr 30 at 7:44 pm
    
    How dare you!?! It is a beautiful name, the only person that’s dumb is you you blockhead D:<
    
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    - Mila Medina Apr 30 at 7:45 pm
      
      Makenna?!? That’s dumber >:(
      
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      - mimi Apr 9 at 2:32 pm
        
        hey you shouldnt be on here if you like uwu sht
  - mimi Apr 4 at 1:12 pm
    
    makenna is a name of a striper.
    
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  - mimi Apr 4 at 1:14 pm
    
    makenna is the name of a striper
    
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Jody Feb 22 at 2:29 am

Was never a name on my list of names but was the first name that popped into my head when I found out I was pregnant and just always stuck for me. We also really liked the name Sofia, but when she arrived earth side we both felt she was a Mila?

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Estrella Dec 19 at 10:24 pm

My husband picked this name for our daughter. He wanted Mila, and I wanted Grace. I thought Gracie would be the sweetest nickname to call her. When she was born we knew she was meant to be Mila. It’s short, a bit sassy and fits her perfectly. We landed on Mila Grace in the end. We call her Mimi as a nickname. It fits her so well. I love the name Mila. I wish it wasn’t popular from a selfish standpoint but it’s so beautiful I don’t mind! Lol.

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- mimi Apr 4 at 1:16 pm
  
  grace is a name for loserts ngl
  
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Lucy Nov 18 at 1:49 pm

Different! Means the union of states in Hebrew and Apples in Greek. While I was pregnant with her I went to Greece and we loved that name even more ?

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Kathryn Nov 11 at 9:51 am

Husband and I were going through names and we both just liked it and kept coming back to it. We originally considered giving her a more complete name (Milena, Mileena, Kamila) and simply using Mila as the nickname, but we couldn’t agree on the full name. We decided to just make our final decision when we saw her, and decided just Mila was best. Overall I like the name, but it does sometimes still feel incomplete and I sometimes wish we’d chosen a fuller name. I also don’t like how popular a name “Mila” is currently. We’ve already had quite a few people tell us that’s their daughter’s or niece’s name, and she’s only three weeks old!

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Julia Sep 4 at 5:55 pm

Milaya in Russian is sweet, dear, honey and I knew I would call her Milaya. Mila was perfect fit for that reason. It stood out and we kept coming back to it. On top of that it was a modern name of one in family so all came together nicely.

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Mila Jun 30 at 7:05 pm

My name is Mila, and I love it! ? I understand it could be mispronounced, but nobody has ever mispronounced it when talking to me.

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- Mila Medina Apr 30 at 7:46 pm
  
  OMG YOU HAVE MY NAME IM NOT THE ONLY HERE NAMED MILA 😀
  
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  - mimi Apr 4 at 1:18 pm
    
    bucko stfu no one likes you.
    
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Olivia Nov 13 at 2:55 am

I think this is a beautiful name but people could mistake the pronunciation.

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Pamela Nov 7 at 10:54 am

I had Mila as one of the top names on my list in early pregnancy and my husband and I both really liked it. Towards the end we knew that would be her name.

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Rachel Sep 12 at 7:38 pm

My absolute favourite name in the world ! loved it for years, if I ever have a little girl I will name her Mila.

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Angie May 3 at 11:04 am

I heard the name Mila Rose while watching tv and just fell in love with it. I just think it flows and sounds beautiful and it’s not a very common name.

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Breanne Dec 9 at 11:30 am

We chose it because it was short and sweet, feminine and feel that it won’t get mispronounced all that much.

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- Mila Sep 12 at 3:05 pm
  
  My name is Mila, and I love it, but people mispronounce it all the time, so I wouldn’t choose Mila because you think it won’t get mispronounced.
  
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  - mila Jun 17 at 10:57 pm
    
    my name is mila and I love it
    
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  - mimi Apr 9 at 2:33 pm
    
    hey kys its a gorg name
    
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Susi Jul 1 at 2:11 pm

My husband is British and I am German. We were looking for a name that we can pronounce in the same way in both languages. Once we saw the name Mila, we immediately fell in love with it.

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Saquita Jun 8 at 1:32 pm

I think the name Mila is a beautiful name. And different for a child of African American heritage

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Carina Apr 24 at 11:50 pm

We wanted a name that was sweet and short because we knew she would have two middle names, one of which is hyphenated. We thought the name sounded really sweet, and it was one of the few mom and dad both loved. To top it off, the meaning roots are: dear, darling, gracious and pleasant! My name root meaning is dear one, I loved that!

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Jessa Apr 15 at 11:52 am

My paternal grandmother’s name was Milagros and we called her Lola (grandma in Tagalog) Mila. Since I was in college, I wanted the chance to name a daughter Mila, but I am one of 17 grandchildren, so I feared one of my cousins would use the name. Luckily, no one did and I now have my baby Mila 🙂 Her middle name is Clare. My husband’s maternal grandfather’s name was Clarendon and he went by Clare. That’s how we came up with our daughter’s name.

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