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How popular is the name Milah?

Births per year, rank history and how many Milahs are alive today.

Milah (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Milla in England and Wales, ranked 1892nd in 2025 and given to 15 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2018, when 20 babies were given the name, the 1526th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Milla you are most likely to meet is around 15 years old. Half of all Millas born in England and Wales are between 8 and 18, and there are at least 910 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Milla - on average, only one in every 347 such rooms contains a Milla.

How many babies are named Milah each year?

Includes all spellings: Milah, Milla. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0204060200020201997: 31998: 31999: 72000: 102001: 102002: 182003: 252004: 132005: 232006: 312007: 422008: 382009: 412010: 462011: 432012: 632013: 372014: 452015: 482016: 452017: 432018: 442019: 352020: 402021: 422022: 342023: 252024: 192025: 21actual

Where does the Milah spelling rank?

1101001,00010,00020202010: ranked 5,7072011: ranked 4,7642013: ranked 4,0502014: ranked 2,4642015: ranked 1,6492016: ranked 1,6352017: ranked 1,9952018: ranked 1,5262019: ranked 1,5622020: ranked 1,6872021: ranked 1,8662022: ranked 1,6852023: ranked 2,6892024: ranked 3,0162025: ranked 1,892

Where does the Milla spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201997: ranked 3,8241998: ranked 3,8481999: ranked 2,1892000: ranked 1,6882001: ranked 1,7282002: ranked 1,1512003: ranked 9652004: ranked 1,6172005: ranked 1,0822006: ranked 9282007: ranked 7742008: ranked 8592009: ranked 8352010: ranked 8302011: ranked 9152012: ranked 6542013: ranked 1,0982014: ranked 1,0162015: ranked 1,1392016: ranked 1,2782017: ranked 1,1842018: ranked 1,3432019: ranked 1,7822020: ranked 1,3522021: ranked 1,2242022: ranked 1,6852023: ranked 1,7742024: ranked 2,4122025: ranked 3,705

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Milah per year in England and Wales, 1997 to 2025, peaking at about 63 in 2012
Milah: births per year in England and Wales, 1997-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Milah most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Milla, peaked in 2012, when 63 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Milah spelling itself peaked in 2018, with 20 babies.

How many people are called Milah?

At least 910 people named Milah in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Milah?

Most living Milahs are between 8 and 18; the most common age is about 15.

Is Milah becoming more or less popular?

Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.






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