The baby name Milica is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-lee-tsah (IPA: /ˈmilitsa/).
The baby name Milica is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-lee-tsah (IPA: /ˈmilitsa/).
Milica is in Origin.
Milica (Милица) is a South Slavic feminine given name formed from the Proto-Slavic root *mil-, meaning "dear, gracious, beloved." It likely arose as a diminutive of Mil- names such as Milena or Miloslava and is closely linked to Mila. The name conveys affection and kindness and appears across Serbian, Montenegrin, Bosnian, Croatian, and other Balkan contexts.
The best-known bearer is Princess Milica of Serbia (c. 1335–1405), a pivotal medieval stateswoman later canonized, which cemented the name’s prestige. Milica has remained popular in Serbia and neighboring countries, including peaks in the 1990s–2010s. Variants and transliterations include Militsa/Militza and Bulgarian Militsa; pet forms include Mila, Milka, and Mica/Mića. Related cognates built on the same root include Milena, Milana, Miloslava, and Ludmila.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS | Girls | 0 | #3 | 1,490 | 1,651 |
| RS | 0 | #5 | 241 | 923 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| SI | 0 | #77 | 4 | 1,612 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #92 | 1 | 865 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #101 | 394 | 3,687 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #124 | 51 | 2,769 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #131 | 5 | 1,786 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #132 | 20 | 3,773 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #140 | 15 | 2,277 |
| HR | 0 | #156 | 24 | 2,081 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2021 | #180 | 4 | 1,666 |
| AE | 0 | #183 | 5 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #183 | 8 | 4,850 |
| Austria | 0 | #188 | 26 | 850 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #202 | 22 | 3,559 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #222 | 4 | 3,308 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #241 | 212 | 1,885 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #244 | 6 | 6,293 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #252 | 8 | 3,997 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #280 | 6 | 2,795 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #306 | 11 | 15,378 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #322 | 8 | 7,429 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #344 | 8 | 5,378 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| France | Girls | 2020 | #390 | 5 | 3,215 |
| Germany | 0 | #414 | 24 | 2,542 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #521 | 10 | 8,334 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #538 | 16 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| IT | 0 | #667 | 48 | 4,183 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #674 | 166 | 4,949 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #727 | 12 | 3,895 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #910 | 46 | 5,933 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #911 | 6 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #960 | 24 | 5,561 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #984 | 490 | 9,415 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,130 | 12 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,423 | 49 | 10,046 |
Milica is popular in 53 countries — most recent births per country:
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