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    The first name Mila

    A girl’s name from Spanish meaning “grace”, “beloved”.

    2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Spanish origin

    Mila means “grace”, “beloved” in Spanish.

    From a diminutive in many Slavic languages Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian, etc.) of female given names containing the element Mil-, -mila ("grace, beloved"), such as Ludmila, Milena, Milica, and of the cognates of Emily. Also from Spanish Mila.

    More names that mean grace, love.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 1,014 girls were named Mila, making it the 40th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 1,133 births (#39).

    01,0002,000 1996200020052010201520202025
    12,387
    babies named Mila, 1996–2025
    #40
    rank in 2025
    2021
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mila with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Mila at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 4,796 girls born in the United States were named Mila, the 43rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2018, when 8,169 were.

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    84,577
    babies named Mila since 1880
    #43
    rank in 2025
    2018
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Mila

    4 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mila Parély
      Actress (1917-2012)
    • Mila Gojsalić
      Croatian folk heroine, 1600–1530
    • Mila del Sol
      Filipino actress (1923-2020)
    • Mila Pavićević
      Croatian writer, born 1988

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    Questions

    What does the name Mila mean?
    Mila means “grace”, “beloved” in Spanish.
    What is the origin of the name Mila?
    From a diminutive in many Slavic languages Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian, etc.) of female given names containing the element Mil-, -mila ("grace, beloved"), such as Ludmila, Milena, Milica, and of the cognates of Emily. Also from Spanish Mila.
    How popular is the name Mila?
    In 2025, 1,014 girls born in England and Wales were named Mila, ranking 40th. Its peak was 2021, with 1,133 births.
    Is Mila a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 84,577 US babies named Mila since 1880 were girls.
    When was Mila most popular?
    2018 in the United States, when 8,169 babies were named Mila, its highest rank at 14th.