How Many People Are Named Mila?
An estimated 78,518 people in the United States have the first name Mila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Mila peaked in popularity in 2018 with 8,172 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mila as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mila paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Mila is overwhelmingly female, 82 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Mila is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 9, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
78,518
About 1 in 4,365 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2018
8,172 births
Total Registered
79,746
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mila
Mila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 79,746 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Mila as a male name
Ranked #7,579 in 2023
11 male births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (11 births)
Mila as a female name
Ranked #33 in 2024
5,472 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (8,167 births)
Mila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mila span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 44,152 babies were registered. While Mila is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mila by Decade
How has Mila tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mila by State
Birth registrations for Mila span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Vermont, Wyoming, Alaska. On average, about 1,518 Milas were registered per state.
Mila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mila
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mila?
We estimate approximately 78,518 people named Mila are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,365 Americans share this first name.
Is Mila a common name?
Mila is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 79,746 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mila most popular?
Mila reached peak popularity in 2018, when 8,172 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mila is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mila a female name?
Mila is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mila Smith, Mila Johnson, Mila Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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