Milah

Milah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “word; circumcision”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: MEE-luh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

In Hebrew, milah means 'word' and also 'circumcision' in the phrase brit milah. As a given name in English, it is often also used as a spelling variant of Mila.

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How popular is Milah?

202443.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Milah in 2024143

2024 rank#1,511 girls

Peak year2018

Total US babies since 18802,757

Milah is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Milah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Milagracious or dear · Slavic
Mylavariant of Mila or Myra · English
Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew

Milah questions

What does the name Milah mean?

Milah means "word; circumcision". It comes from Hebrew. In Hebrew, milah means 'word' and also 'circumcision' in the phrase brit milah. As a given name in English, it is often also used as a spelling variant of Mila.

Is Milah a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Milah?

143 US babies were named Milah in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.

How do you pronounce Milah?

Milah 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.