How Many People Are Named Milena?
An estimated 7,320 people in the United States have the first name Milena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Milena peaked in popularity in 2019 with 428 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Milena 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 Milena paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Milena is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
7,320
About 1 in 46,824 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2019
428 births
Total Registered
7,475
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Milena
Milena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,475 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Milena as a female name
Ranked #786 in 2024
358 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (428 births)
Milena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Milena span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,218 babies were registered. While Milena is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Milena by Decade
How has Milena 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.
Milena by State
Birth registrations for Milena span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Kansas. On average, about 152 Milenas were registered per state.
Milena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Milena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Milena
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Milena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Milena?
We estimate approximately 7,320 people named Milena 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 46,824 Americans share this first name.
Is Milena a common name?
Milena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,475 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Milena most popular?
Milena reached peak popularity in 2019, when 428 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Milena is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Milena a female name?
Milena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Milena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Milena Smith, Milena Johnson, Milena 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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