# Milena (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/milena/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “dear”, “kind” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 7,749 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 7,749 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,542, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *mìlъ (“dear, kind”).

## What it means

Milena is grouped under love.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 230 | 1,074 |
| 2012 | 262 | 971 |
| 2013 | 311 | 843 |
| 2014 | 353 | 797 |
| 2015 | 372 | 758 |
| 2016 | 407 | 704 |
| 2017 | 325 | 837 |
| 2018 | 338 | 806 |
| 2019 | 428 | 678 |
| 2020 | 330 | 829 |
| 2021 | 345 | 810 |
| 2022 | 368 | 773 |
| 2023 | 410 | 701 |
| 2024 | 359 | 785 |
| 2025 | 271 | 950 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 72 | 562 |
| 2012 | 98 | 458 |
| 2013 | 106 | 401 |
| 2014 | 112 | 393 |
| 2015 | 93 | 467 |
| 2016 | 89 | 485 |
| 2017 | 101 | 433 |
| 2018 | 92 | 467 |
| 2019 | 86 | 480 |
| 2020 | 76 | 525 |
| 2021 | 67 | 581 |
| 2022 | 68 | 574 |
| 2023 | 45 | 794 |
| 2024 | 43 | 855 |
| 2025 | 38 | 922 |

## People named Milena

- Milena Jesenská, Czech journalist, writer, editor and translator (1896-1944)
- Milena Hübschmannová, Czech linguist and Romani scholar (1933–2005)
- Milena Roucka, Canadian professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager and model
- Milena Duchková, Czech doctor and Olympic diver
- Milena Todorova, Bulgarian biathlete
- Milena Govich, American actress, director, singer, dancer
- Milena Preindlsberger Mrazović, Austro-Hungarian journalist, writer and piano composer, editor
- Milena Dvorská, Czech actress (1938-2009)
- Milena Nikolić, Bosnian association football player (born 1992)
- Milena Müllerová, Czech gymnast (1923–2009)
- Milena Harito, Albanian politician (born 1966)
- Milena Tscharntke, German actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.