Mila

Mila: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “gracious or dear”
Origin: Slavic
Say it: MEE-luh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Mila comes from Slavic milu/mila-related elements meaning 'dear,' 'gracious,' or 'pleasant.' It can stand alone or shorten longer Slavic names such as Ludmila.

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How popular is Mila?

20241,644 per million US babies

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Babies named Mila in 20245,472

2024 rank#33 girls

Peak year2018

Total US babies since 188079,746

Mila is rising: use over the last five years is 2.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Mila

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Mylavariant of Mila or Myra · English
Milahword; circumcision · Hebrew
Alinabright, beautiful · Slavic
Milangracious; dear · Slavic
Verafaith · Slavic
Mirapeace, world · Slavic
Nadiahope · Slavic
IvannaGod is gracious · Slavic

Mila questions

What does the name Mila mean?

Mila means "gracious or dear". It comes from Slavic. Mila comes from Slavic milu/mila-related elements meaning 'dear,' 'gracious,' or 'pleasant.' It can stand alone or shorten longer Slavic names such as Ludmila.

Is Mila a boy or girl name?

Mila is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Mila?

5,472 US babies were named Mila in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.

How do you pronounce Mila?

Mila is usually pronounced MEE-luh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.