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Milena

Milena: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

A Slavic name built on mil- 'gracious, dear, beloved'. It is also used in several European languages outside the Slavic world.

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How popular is Milena?

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 Milena in 2024358

2024 rank#787 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18807,475

Milena has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Milena

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

Milena questions

What does the name Milena mean?

Milena means "gracious, dear". It comes from Slavic. A Slavic name built on mil- 'gracious, dear, beloved'. It is also used in several European languages outside the Slavic world.

Is Milena a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Milena?

358 US babies were named Milena in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Milena?

Milena is usually pronounced mih-LAY-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.