Mila

Meaning and origin of Mila

Popularity of Mila in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2016.
• Over recent years, Mila has been falling sharply (−13.7% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Mila every 2.5 schools, all spellings combined.

Mila in English-speaking countries

Mila ranks 8^th in New Zealand, 12^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 14^th in Ontario (Canada), against 52^nd in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  8^th girls’ name405 babies in 3 years1 girl in 104−2.9% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  12^th girls’ name320 babies in 3 years1 girl in 124+0.1% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  14^th girls’ name993 babies in 3 years1 girl in 156−1.9% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  37^th girls’ name302 babies in 3 years1 girl in 180−0.9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  43^rd girls’ name3,094 babies in 3 years1 girl in 248+2.1% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  74^th girls’ name223 babies in 3 years1 girl in 291−0.3% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  35^th girls’ name16,200 babies in 3 years1 girl in 298−5.4% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  134^th girls’ name46 babies in 3 years1 girl in 489

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Mila and Mïla are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Mïla5
• Myla (in French)570
• Milla (in French)210
• Mylla (in French)35
• Mylah15
• Milah5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Mila

• Sasha
• Lana
• Nina
• Mira
• Lara
• Jana
• Kamila
• Anya
• Alina
• Zina
• Margaux
• Tiana

See also

• 52^ndTop 100 French girl names