The first name Milana
A girl’s name from Sicilian.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sicilian origin
Borrowed from Sicilian Milana.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 70 girls were named Milana, making it the 568th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 110 births (#402).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Milana with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Milana at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 336 girls born in the United States were named Milana, the 812th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 421 were.
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 Milana
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Milana VayntrubAmerican actress, born 1987
- Milana TerloevaFrench-speaking Chechen writer, born 1979
- Sidnie Milana MantonBritish zoologist (1902-1979)
Questions
- What does the name Milana mean?
- Borrowed from Sicilian Milana.
- What is the origin of the name Milana?
- Borrowed from Sicilian Milana.
- How popular is the name Milana?
- In 2025, 70 girls born in England and Wales were named Milana, ranking 568th. Its peak was 2018, with 110 births.
- Is Milana a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 7,027 US babies named Milana since 1880 were girls.
- When was Milana most popular?
- 2015 in the United States, when 421 babies were named Milana, its highest rank at 678th.