girl's name
Milena
- Origin Slavic
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 15,390
the United States
#951
2025 births
Milena is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 271 babies in the United States, ranking #951. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Milena is a name of Slavic origin.
- Peaked in 2019, when 428 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 12,234 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
Milena over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 6 |
| 1940s | 26 |
| 1950s | 39 |
| 1960s | 94 |
| 1970s | 231 |
| 1980s | 239 |
| 1990s | 457 |
| 2000s | 1,351 |
| 2010s | 3,218 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,083 |
How popular is Milena?
In 2025, Milena was given to 271 babies in the United States, ranking #951 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Milena is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Milena is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Miléna | Miléna is Milena written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #711. | 1,040 |
| Milèna | Milèna is a rare spelling of Milena, written with a grave accent and recorded about 40 times, mostly in France. | 40 |
Names that peaked alongside Milena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Milena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Milena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Milena in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Milena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Milena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Milena
How popular is the name Milena?
In 2025, Milena was given to 271 babies in the United States, ranking #951 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Milena a girl's or a boy's name?
Milena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Milena most popular?
Milena peaked in 2019, when 428 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Milena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Milena currently ranks #529 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.