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Milana

Milana: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“gracious, dear”
Origin
Slavic
Say it
mee-LAH-nuh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Feminine form related to Slavic Milan, from a root meaning 'gracious' or 'dear'. Also used in several South and East Slavic languages.

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How popular is Milana?

2024108 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Milana in 2024359

2024 rank#783 girls

Peak year2020

Total US babies since 18806,690

Milana has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Milana

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Milagracious or dear · Slavic
  • Alinabright, beautiful · Slavic
  • Milangracious; dear · Slavic
  • Verafaith · Slavic
  • Mirapeace, world · Slavic
  • Nadiahope · Slavic
  • IvannaGod is gracious · Slavic
  • Raynaqueen; pure · Slavic

Milana questions

What does the name Milana mean?

Milana means "gracious, dear". It comes from Slavic. Feminine form related to Slavic Milan, from a root meaning 'gracious' or 'dear'. Also used in several South and East Slavic languages.

Is Milana a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Milana?

359 US babies were named Milana in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.

How do you pronounce Milana?

Milana is usually pronounced mee-LAH-nuh.

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.