The baby name Milad is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /miːˈlɑːd/ (MEE-lahd).
The baby name Milad is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /miːˈlɑːd/ (MEE-lahd).
Milad is Arabic, Persian in Origin.
Milad (Arabic/Persian: ميلاد; pronounced mee-LAHD) derives from Arabic mīlād, “birth” or “nativity,” from the root w-l-d “to beget.” In Persian and Urdu it also denotes the Nativity/Christmas; in Arabic, eid al-milad simply means “birthday.” As a given name, it conveys themes of new beginnings, joyful arrival, and renewal.
The name saw rising use in the 20th century and is common in Iran, Afghanistan, among Kurdish and Tajik Persian speakers, and across the Levant (Lebanon, Syria, Palestine), where Christian Arabs may favor it for its “Nativity” sense, while Muslim families also use it in cultural proximity to Mawlid/Milad-un-Nabi (the Prophet’s birthday). Spelling and transliteration variants include Milād, Milaad, Meelad, Melad, and Kurdish Mîlad. A related term is Turkish Milat (“epoch; A.D.”), not typically a given name. Do not confuse Milad with the Slavic feminine Milada or Mila, which are etymologically unrelated.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR | Boys | 0 | #24 | 11,709 | 10,162 |
| AF | 0 | #32 | 51 | 1,883 | |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 614 |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #45 | 468 | 3,535 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #75 | 20 | 2,402 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| IR | 0 | #97 | 192 | 4,221 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #107 | 4 | 2,055 |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| OM | 0 | #114 | 8 | 6,215 | |
| IQ | 0 | #117 | 13 | 3,533 | |
| KW | 0 | #117 | 5 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #127 | 5 | 3,473 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #136 | 2 | 1,769 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| AE | 0 | #166 | 12 | 10,220 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #166 | 9 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #171 | 12 | 1,509 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #177 | 3 | 4,064 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LY | 0 | #186 | 536 | 12,703 | |
| DK | 0 | #202 | 5 | 5,198 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #208 | 2,218 | 15,035 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| BD | 0 | #212 | 16 | 5,992 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 4,970 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #223 | 4 | 5,692 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #245 | 23 | 6,912 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SY | 0 | #275 | 813 | 11,684 | |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #284 | 42 | 7,401 |
| EG | 0 | #288 | 120 | 6,387 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #289 | 8 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 7,909 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #299 | 270 | 8,334 |
| Canada | Boys | 2023 | #300 | 10 | 2,601 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #304 | 9 | 10,560 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #307 | 71 | 7,057 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #337 | 4 | 6,459 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #347 | 398 | 13,071 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #351 | 92 | 2,180 |
| LB | 0 | #351 | 377 | 13,263 | |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| YE | 0 | #369 | 13 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #374 | 13 | 8,413 |
| NL | 0 | #380 | 12 | 2,481 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #406 | 22 | 2,041 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #416 | 169 | 10,045 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #417 | 8 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #419 | 27 | 10,523 |
| Germany | 0 | #425 | 13 | 2,542 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #425 | 80 | 11,303 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #460 | 89 | 10,655 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #489 | 17 | 12,621 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #516 | 92 | 10,983 |
| BH | 0 | #526 | 28 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #597 | 173 | 18,755 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #615 | 68 | 3,552 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #637 | 336 | 5,697 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #640 | 6 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #665 | 43 | 18,093 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #683 | 274 | 5,873 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| TN | 0 | #752 | 78 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #782 | 100 | 17,948 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TR | 0 | #857 | 386 | 19,440 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #879 | 14 | 7,044 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #890 | 203 | 22,615 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #918 | 13 | 5,610 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #922 | 14 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #929 | 31 | 14,742 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #940 | 12 | 16,906 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #973 | 9 | 15,656 |
| MA | 0 | #1,028 | 101 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,095 | 82 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,097 | 15 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,278 | 194 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,464 | 151 | 28,008 |
Milad is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:
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