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The baby name Mila is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-lah (IPA: /ˈmiːlə/).

Mila is Slavic in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Slavic
Pronunciation: MEE-lah (IPA: /ˈmiːlə/)

What is the meaning of the name Mila ?

The baby name Mila is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-lah (IPA: /ˈmiːlə/).

Mila is Slavic in Origin.

Mila is a Slavic diminutive built on the root mil-, meaning "dear, gracious, beloved." It developed from a family of names such as Milena, Ludmila/Lyudmila, Milica, and Miloslava, and in several Slavic languages mila is a common adjective for "kind" or "nice." While long used as a pet form across Eastern Europe, Mila now stands as an independent given name in many languages.

The name traces its cultural visibility to medieval Central Europe through Saint Ludmila of Bohemia, and it remained familiar in Russia and the Balkans. In the 21st century it surged internationally - particularly in the United States and Western Europe - helped by the fashion for concise, vowel-rich names and by public figures like actress Mila Kunis. Variants and spellings include Milla, Myla, and Míla; related longer forms include Milena and Ludmila/Lyudmila. In Spanish contexts, Mila also shortens Milagros or Camila, extending associations to "miracles" or the Latin Camillus "acolyte."

Mila has the following similar or variant Names

Mila – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
Switzerland Girls 2024 #7 252 1,786
Belgium Girls 2024 #8 327 424
Canada Girls 2024 #11 773 2,795
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
ET Girls 0 #16 1 372
Sweden Girls 2022 #18 378 1,568
SV Girls 0 #18 1 458
Austria Girls 2024 #23 257 60
France Girls 2021 #27 1,706 3,185
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
DJ Girls 0 #29 1 488
United States Girls 2024 #33 5,472 8,487
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
TM Girls 0 #33 3 574
MD 0 #34 1 434
MV Girls 0 #34 2 2,021
ID 0 #35 5 2,238
RS Girls 0 #42 182 1,651
AZ 0 #43 1 706
GE 0 #44 1 997
AZ Girls 0 #48 27 1,051
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
CM 0 #55 2 2,592
BG 0 #57 24 1,799
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
New Zealand Girls 2010 #62 50 98
BN Girls 0 #65 42 5,459
LU 0 #65 2 2,830
ID Girls 0 #69 30 3,319
RS 0 #70 15 923
AO 0 #72 6 2,729
Norway Girls 2025 #75 58 453
MD Girls 0 #75 16 865
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
SI 0 #79 2 1,612
RU Girls 0 #80 2,275 11,913
BG Girls 0 #83 176 3,559
LT 0 #87 2 949
KZ 0 #90 5 1,452
GE Girls 0 #92 13 1,564
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
TW 0 #100 4 4,523
PH 0 #103 8 5,607
QA 0 #104 3 7,011
AO Girls 0 #108 112 4,575
CY Girls 0 #109 13 3,755
KW 0 #118 4 5,216
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
MU 0 #125 12 3,613
HR Girls 0 #126 279 3,687
EE Girls 0 #127 12 1,888
RU 0 #129 63 3,641
IQ 0 #131 3 3,533
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
BN Boys 0 #138 2 6,332
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
MT Girls 0 #140 12 3,773
CR 0 #143 16 5,526
LU Girls 0 #148 38 4,850
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
Finland Girls 2026 #151 3,527 3,895
KZ Girls 0 #151 250 5,862
RS Boys 0 #153 2 2,277
Spain Girls 0 #154 4,370 5,561
HR 0 #156 24 2,081
SI Girls 0 #157 18 2,769
PT Girls 0 #158 617 7,952
PH Girls 0 #160 272 13,098
PR Girls 0 #162 6 3,171
MU Girls 0 #163 203 8,539
CZ 0 #173 13 3,154
TW Girls 0 #175 106 8,139
LT Girls 0 #176 19 1,904
CZ Girls 0 #177 215 5,378
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
AE 0 #180 8 10,220
UY 0 #181 2 2,477
AR 0 #191 3 2,915
MO Girls 0 #196 56 7,056
Austria 0 #202 12 850
PS 0 #202 17 5,692
DK 0 #204 3 5,198
PL 0 #204 9 2,600
BD 0 #206 22 5,992
PT 0 #206 41 4,161
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
AL Girls 0 #212 11 4,141
NA Girls 0 #212 13 7,146
CZ Boys 0 #214 95 6,530
GR Girls 0 #215 28 6,293
IR 0 #217 13 4,221
LU Boys 0 #218 3 4,970
QA Girls 0 #218 99 15,378
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
HU Girls 0 #223 3 3,308
JP Girls 0 #223 23 6,592
Finland Girls 0 #230 204 1,368
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
MY Girls 0 #238 1,431 24,821
IL Girls 0 #240 572 11,648
PL Girls 0 #240 125 5,096
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
AO Boys 0 #247 3 5,568
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
OM Girls 0 #248 149 15,987
IL 0 #250 25 6,291
PS Girls 0 #250 351 10,981
HR Boys 0 #253 7 3,997
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
EC Girls 0 #254 5 3,650
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
Spain 0 #257 215 2,326
PE 0 #264 47 6,350
BD Girls 0 #265 122 8,413
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
NG 0 #271 2 5,926
Finland 0 #273 35 830
SG 0 #274 9 11,010
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
PE Girls 0 #278 1,584 14,861
SA 0 #278 18 10,560
DK Girls 0 #279 38 7,429
AE Girls 0 #284 283 20,968
CN Girls 0 #288 62 8,829
KW Girls 0 #289 236 19,177
KZ Boys 0 #292 5 6,578
MY 0 #292 39 12,352
AL Boys 0 #302 2 5,122
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
SG Girls 0 #305 306 18,916
CR Girls 0 #306 250 11,342
JO Girls 0 #311 15 7,570
Austria Girls 0 #314 109 1,885
BR 0 #316 30 5,969
SA Girls 0 #324 816 25,931
IR Girls 0 #328 218 8,334
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
HK 0 #337 12 8,483
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
NL 0 #350 42 2,481
SD Girls 0 #351 8 7,678
CL 0 #360 52 6,867
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
HK Girls 0 #364 281 16,104
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
YE 0 #369 13 8,639
NL Girls 0 #371 891 5,933
PT Boys 0 #378 4 7,951
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
MX 0 #401 13 8,339
Germany 0 #404 34 2,542
PH Boys 0 #404 5 11,440
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
EG 0 #408 5 6,387
IQ Girls 0 #408 97 11,303
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
IT Girls 0 #413 2,555 9,415
PA Girls 0 #422 60 9,861
CL Girls 0 #433 548 14,098
IR Boys 0 #433 122 10,162
ZA 0 #433 15 14,421
CO 0 #441 40 7,768
BH 0 #445 109 17,937
Germany Girls 0 #455 482 4,949
SD Boys 0 #463 4 10,523
UY Girls 0 #463 48 6,731
GT Girls 0 #467 39 7,500
AR Boys 0 #475 9 7,628
RU Boys 0 #478 28 12,621
BR Girls 0 #492 608 12,708
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
LY 0 #503 33 12,703
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
CO Girls 0 #509 872 16,140
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
AR Girls 0 #535 65 8,289
HK Boys 0 #554 4 12,905
CM Girls 0 #556 5 11,671
IT 0 #556 161 4,183
BO Girls 0 #557 55 9,488
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
BD Boys 0 #564 13 10,045
CM Boys 0 #569 7 12,054
LB 0 #572 87 13,263
DZ 0 #605 730 20,130
IL Boys 0 #620 6 10,983
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
IQ Boys 0 #647 21 13,071
IN Girls 0 #649 6 13,121
SY 0 #658 71 11,684
SG Boys 0 #688 10 17,960
CL Boys 0 #692 9 13,390
TN 0 #720 110 13,765
BR Boys 0 #728 24 12,213
QA Boys 0 #737 7 18,093
KW Boys 0 #751 19 18,755
NG Girls 0 #764 23 15,093
PE Boys 0 #848 31 14,506
EG Girls 0 #858 102 14,742
ZA Girls 0 #863 283 25,928
EG Boys 0 #864 23 15,035
OM Boys 0 #866 16 17,948
MX Girls 0 #871 326 17,781
United States Boys 2023 #888 11 7,053
CO Boys 0 #898 23 15,656
Spain Boys 0 #906 25 5,610
NL Boys 0 #929 23 5,873
Germany Boys 0 #939 14 5,697
MA 0 #944 185 20,986
MX Boys 0 #967 16 16,355
TR 0 #971 244 19,440
NG Boys 0 #994 8 16,906
MY Boys 0 #1,011 101 25,439
IN Boys 0 #1,034 6 16,750
ZA Boys 0 #1,063 116 25,619
AE Boys 0 #1,068 25 22,615
IT Boys 0 #1,416 56 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,535 80 28,008

Mila is popular in 97 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
Switzerland
United States
Belgium

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People also ask about Mila

Mila is predominantly a girl's name.
Mila is a 2 syllable name, pronounced MEE-lah (IPA: /ˈmiːlə/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Milah, Milla, Myla, Milena and Milica.
Across languages, Mila has these equivalents: Aimée (French, 'beloved'), Cara (Italian, 'dear'), Esme (Old French, 'esteemed/loved'), Amada (Spanish, 'loved'), Carina (Latin/Italian, 'darling'), and 1 more.
Yes, very popular — Mila ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 14 countries.
Mila ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Mila's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #62 in 2011 to #27 in 2021 in France.