A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME

Mila

/ˈmiːlə/ · girl name · № 43 of 1,000
compact · liquid · contemporary

Origin & Meaning

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Derived from the Slavic root milъ, meaning dear or gracious, long serving as a diminutive for longer names such as Milena, Radmila, or Ludmila. It appeared sparsely in American records starting in 1881 before rocketing up the charts in the twenty-first century, aided by high-profile screen credits.
Also answers toMimi

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1881–2025

SSA Data
1881 peak: 8,174 souls, A.D. 2018 2025
2025: 4,802 born, rising ↑
Estimated Age
8 yrs
Most Milas were born around 2018 — young enough that the internet has always talked back.
Peak Reign
2018
№14 that year
Generation
Gen Alpha, 89%
then Gen Z 10%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈85K ever born · now rising
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Mila grew up with

SSA Data
Alexa as a household member·Bluey·Cocomelon

Generation Distribution — Living Milas

SSA Data
Gen Z 10%Gen Alpha 89%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data
SSA: Mila peaked in 2018.
Estimated average age: 8.

What people think

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Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates

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Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger

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First Impressions

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Hearing the name today conjures a child navigating early elementary school. With an average age of eight, the name rarely belongs to anyone holding a mortgage or managing a retirement account. It reads as streamlined, highly mobile, and decidedly modern. It is almost certainly attached to someone currently practicing long division.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01
Nearly eighty-nine percent of living bearers belong to Generation Alpha.
Field Note 02
The name climbed from relative obscurity to a peak in 2018, when about eight thousand newborns received it in a single year.
Field Note 03
It spent over a century collecting dust in birth indexes before becoming a fixture of modern preschool rosters.

Notable Milas

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Mila Kunisactor, b. 1983
Mila Masoncountry music singer, b. 1963
Mila Jsinger and songwriter, b. 1982

Adjacent Names

Luna · Isla · Maya · Aria · Mia · Nora

Ephemera — If Mila were a…

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City
Irvine, California
Artifact
Balance bike
Snack
Freeze-dried strawberries
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