How Many People Are Named Milla?
An estimated 2,010 people in the United States have the first name Milla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Milla peaked in popularity in 2011 with 144 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Milla 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 Milla paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Milla is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,010
About 1 in 170,525 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2011
144 births
Total Registered
2,096
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Milla
Milla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,096 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Milla as a female name
Ranked #4,250 in 2024
34 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (144 births)
Milla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Milla span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 908 babies were registered. Milla has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Milla by Decade
How has Milla 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.
Milla by State
Birth registrations for Milla span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in North Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia. On average, about 52 Millas were registered per state.
Milla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Milla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Milla
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Milla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Milla?
We estimate approximately 2,010 people named Milla 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 170,525 Americans share this first name.
Is Milla a common name?
Milla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,096 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Milla most popular?
Milla reached peak popularity in 2011, when 144 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Milla is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Milla a female name?
Milla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Milla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Milla Smith, Milla Johnson, Milla 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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