Mila
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Mila is a Slavic name meaning “loved by the people.” Mila is also read as “one who is industrious and hardworking.” Actresses Mila Kunis and Milla Jovovich are well-known bearers.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, The Best Baby Names for Girls
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Usage of Mila in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Mila against each list of names.
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Armenian
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Bengali
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Bulgarian
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Catalan
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Chinese
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Cornish
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Croatian
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Czech
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Dutch
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English
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Estonian
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Filipino
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French
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Georgian
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German
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Greek
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Hawaiian
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Hungarian
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Irish
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Italian
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Japanese
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Latin
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Persian
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Polish
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Portuguese
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Romanian
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Russian
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Scottish
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Spanish
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Mila is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Mila in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 4,796 girls were named Mila, making it the #43 girls' name in the US. Since 1881, 84,489 girls have been named Mila, with the most (8,169) in 2018. It is most common, relative to births, in Rhode Island, Wyoming and Alaska.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Mila in other languages
- Lina Dutch, German, Italian, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish
- Linda Czech, Dutch, Italian, Latvian
- Ludmila Czech, Latvian
- Людмила Bulgarian, Russian
- Ludmilla Italian
- Ludmiła Polish
- Lynda French
- Maila Finnish
- Milia Italian
- Milla Icelandic
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Mila
There are 33 towns and villages with Mila in their name, in 21 countries.
🇮🇳 India 4🇨🇳 China 3🇾🇪 Yemen 3🇨🇲 Cameroon 2🇩🇿 Algeria 2🇮🇩 Indonesia 2🇮🇷 Iran 2🇺🇸 United States 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Mila | Mila, 🇩🇿 Algeria | 63,251 | Map |
| Mila Doce | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 6,222 | Map |
| Deri Mila | Paktia, 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 500 | Map |
| Mila 23 | Tulcea County, 🇷🇴 Romania | 457 | Map |
| Mila | New South Wales, 🇦🇺 Australia | 45 | Map |
| Casa Mila | Calabria, 🇮🇹 Italy | – | Map |
| Mila | Bas-Congo, 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | – | Map |
| Mila | West, 🇨🇲 Cameroon | – | Map |
| Mila | West, 🇨🇲 Cameroon | – | Map |
| Mila | Sichuan, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Mila
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Mila in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Lake Mila | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Mila songs
One song on Wikidata has Mila in its title:
- Mila – Princ od Vranje (2025)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Mila
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Mila.
Mila Kunis
Mila del Sol
Fictional characters named Mila
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Mila as a pet name
FurryName has found 1,949 dogs named Mila in public pet registers, making it the #195 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Switzerland (1340), Basel (18), Fusagasugá (5). Mila as a dog name →
FurryName has found 2,607 cats named Mila in public pet registers, making it the #350 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Switzerland (2587), Laval (3), Corangamite Shire (1). Mila as a cat name →
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