U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
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Mila

Mila has been climbing in recent years. All-time it's been given to 84,577 U.S. babies, the 106th most common name by sound today, peaking at 8,174 in 2018, with 4,802 in 2025.

Mila has no common alternate spellings by sound. Spellings sometimes heard the same way: Myla, Mylah.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).