Slavic mil, "gracious, dear" — gracious; dear. A short form of names like Ludmila and Milena that became independent in the 2000s.
Mila ranks 43rd among American girls in 2025, with 4,802 born that year. Its best year was 2018, when 8,174 babies were given the name, ranking 14th. The typical living American called Mila is about 7 years old today. It is relatively most common in Rhode Island, where it accounts for 0.47% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.