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First Name
22k
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
447
in the U.S.
in 2010

Mila

Origin: Slavic
Meaning: People's Favor
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Gender: Girl
1,553^rd All Time
53^rd in 2015
47,429^th in 2010

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born	Ranking
1881	5	5	0
1889	5	5	0
1890	7	7	0
1892	7	7	0
1893	6	6	0
1898	5	5	0
1900	5	5	0
1901	6	6	0
1903	9	9	0
1904	5	5	0
1909	5	5	0
1912	10	10	0
1913	9	9	0
1914	16	16	0
1915	14	14	0
1916	18	18	0
1917	7	7	0
1918	14	14	0
1919	11	11	0
1920	14	14	0
1921	20	20	0
1922	24	24	0
1923	15	15	0
1924	14	14	0
1925	17	17	0
1926	15	15	0
1927	23	23	0
1928	22	22	0
1929	14	14	0
1930	18	18	0
1931	10	10	0
1932	17	17	0
1933	8	8	0
1934	14	14	0
1935	19	19	0
1936	13	13	0
1937	14	14	0
1938	12	12	0
1939	17	17	0
1940	12	12	0
1941	11	11	0
1942	17	17	0
1943	14	14	0
1944	15	15	0
1945	19	19	0
1946	15	15	0
1947	27	27	0
1948	19	19	0
1949	19	19	0
1950	12	12	0
1951	22	22	0
1952	19	19	0
1953	28	28	0
1954	26	26	0
1955	22	22	0
1956	30	30	0
1957	19	19	0
1958	26	26	0
1959	26	26	0
1960	22	22	0
1961	34	34	0
1962	26	26	0
1963	33	33	0
1964	20	20	0
1965	23	23	0
1966	19	19	0
1967	26	26	0
1968	27	27	0
1969	28	28	0
1970	23	23	0
1971	23	23	0
1972	22	22	0
1973	23	23	0
1974	15	15	0
1975	24	24	0
1976	17	17	0
1977	20	20	0
1978	13	13	0
1979	25	25	0
1980	19	19	0
1981	12	12	0
1982	14	14	0
1983	25	25	0
1984	31	31	0
1985	22	22	0
1987	13	13	0
1988	10	10	0
1989	16	16	0
1990	21	21	0
1991	18	18	0
1992	25	25	0
1993	11	11	0
1994	18	18	0
1995	19	19	0
1996	26	26	0
1997	50	50	0
1998	61	61	0
1999	62	62	0
2000	78	78	0
2001	89	89	0
2002	131	131	0
2003	180	180	0
2004	192	192	0
2005	238	238	0
2006	371	371	0
2007	385	385	0
2008	553	553	0
2009	667	667	0
2010	880	880	0
2011	1,797	1,797	0
2012	2,646	2,639	7
2013	3,676	3,676	0	#78 girl name
2014	4,054	4,047	7	#72 girl name
2015	4,720	4,712	8	#53 girl name

Fun Facts about the name Mila

How many people with the first name Mila have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 22,475 babies born with the first name Mila in the United States. That's more than enough people named Mila to occupy the territory of Caribbean Netherlands (the Netherlands) with an estimated population of 21,133 (as of January 1, 2011).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Mila? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1881 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
When was Mila first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Mila is Friday, February 4th, 1876.
What year had the most people named Mila born? The highest recorded use of the first name Mila was in 2015 with a total of 4,712 babies. That's a lot of babies named Mila!
Random Mila Factoid: According to the 2013 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Mila ranks 72^nd in popularity as a baby girl's name in Michigan. Imagine that, 118 babies in Michigan have the same name as you in 2013.
Weird things about the name Mila: Your name in reverse order is Alim. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Mial. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Mila? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 447 people with the last name Mila.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Mila? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Mila as their last name since less than 1 person in 667k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Mila	U.S.
█	White	34.68%	64.26%
█	African American	4.70%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	20.36%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.00%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	4.92%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	35.35%	16.26%

Of Last Name Mila

People with the last name Mila are most frequently White, Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander, or Hispanic or Latino

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Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

Have you been wondering what does the name "Mila" mean? The list below shows the origins of Mila as well as things modernly associated with the name Mila such as celebrities named Mila.

Slavic

Origin and Meaning of Mila

The name "Mila" is of Slavic origin, and it means "People's Favor". It's a name commonly given to girls.

Wiktionary

From a diminutive in many Slavic languages (Serbo-Croatian, Russian, Bulgarian, etc.) of female given names containing the element Mil-, -mila ("grace, beloved"), such as Ludmila, Milena, Milica, and of the cognates of Emily. Also from Spanish Mila.

A female given name.

Mila was also found in the following language(s): Finnish and Spanish

Notable Persons With the Name Mila

Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis is an actress. She was most active from 1994 to present. Mila was given the name Milena Markovna Kunis on August 14th, 1983 in Chernivtsi, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.

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Mila J

Mila J is a contemporary r&b and hip hop music singing, songwriter, and dance. She was most active from 1995 to present. Mila was given the name Jamila Aiko Aba Chilombo on November 18th, 1982 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Mila is also known as Mila J, Japallonia, Karate ChopHer, Heika, and Japollonia.

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Mila Mulroney

Mila Mulroney is a Spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada. Mila was born on July 13th, 1953 in Sarajevo.

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Mila Hermanovski

Mila Hermanovski is a noteworthy individual. Mila was born on May 11th, 1969 in Dallas.

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Mila Parély

Mila Parély was an actress. She was most active from 1932 to 1991. Mila was born on October 7th, 1917 in Paris. She breathed her last breath on January 14th, 2012.

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Mila Schon

Mila Schon was a famous individual. She passed away in 2008.

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Mila del Sol

(philippines)
Mila Islam

(singing)
Mila Gojsalic

(noteworthy human)
Mila Aung-Thwin

(notable human)
Mila Tupper Maynard

(unitarian minister)

Notable Persons With the Last Name Mila

Sebastian Mila

Sebastian Mila is a soccer player for the Lechia Gdańsk, Gwardia Koszalin, Bałtyk Koszalin, Wisła Płock, Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, FK Austria Wien, Vålerenga Fotball, ŁKS Łódź, Śląsk Wrocław, and Poland national football team. Sebastian was born on July 10th, 1982 in Koszalin, Poland.

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Jessica Mila

Jessica Mila is an actor, model (people), actress, and model. Jessica was given the name Jessica Mila Agnesia on August 3rd, 1992 in Langsa.

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Mila Islam

Mila Islam is a singing. She plays Ibanez, ESP Guitars, and Vocals. Her ongoing career started in 2006. Mila was given the name Tasbiha Binte Shahid Mila on March 26th, 1978.

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Mercedes Milá

Mercedes Milá is a presenter, journalist, and television presenter. She has had major accomplishments since 1970. Mercedes was given the name María Mercedes Milá Mencos on April 4th, 1951 in Esplugues de Llobregat.

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Lorenzo Milá

Lorenzo Milá is a presenter, journalist, and television presenter. He has been prominent since 1980. Lorenzo was given the name Lorenzo Milá Mencos on October 8th, 1960 in Esplugues de Llobregat,.

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