How Many People Are Named Milah?
An estimated 2,737 people in the United States have the first name Milah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Milah peaked in popularity in 2018 with 235 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Milah 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 Milah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Milah 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
2,737
About 1 in 125,230 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2018
235 births
Total Registered
2,757
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Milah
Milah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,757 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Milah as a female name
Ranked #1,511 in 2024
143 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (235 births)
Milah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Milah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,679 babies were registered. While Milah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Milah by Decade
How has Milah 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.
Milah by State
Birth registrations for Milah span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Kentucky, Maryland. On average, about 65 Milahs were registered per state.
Milah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Milah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Milah
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Milah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Milah?
We estimate approximately 2,737 people named Milah 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 125,230 Americans share this first name.
Is Milah a common name?
Milah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,757 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Milah most popular?
Milah reached peak popularity in 2018, when 235 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Milah is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Milah a female name?
Milah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Milah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Milah Smith, Milah Johnson, Milah 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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