Mila
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from the Slavic languages. From a diminutive in many Slavic languages Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian, 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.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Mila (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Mila has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 32 |
| 2009 | 23 |
| 2010 | 30 |
| 2011 | 47 |
| 2012 | 76 |
| 2013 | 87 |
| 2014 | 95 |
| 2015 | 114 |
| 2016 | 142 |
| 2017 | 171 |
| 2018 | 235 |
| 2019 | 311 |
| 2020 | 321 |
| 2021 | 392 |
| 2022 | 378 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 116 |
| 2000 | 114 |
| 2001 | 121 |
| 2002 | 125 |
| 2003 | 130 |
| 2004 | 135 |
| 2005 | 141 |
| 2006 | 157 |
| 2007 | 169 |
| 2008 | 202 |
| 2009 | 236 |
| 2010 | 271 |
| 2011 | 318 |
| 2012 | 394 |
| 2013 | 484 |
| 2014 | 591 |
| 2015 | 710 |
| 2016 | 864 |
| 2017 | 1,058 |
| 2018 | 1,314 |
| 2019 | 1,648 |
| 2020 | 1,983 |
Mila in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Mila.Hi! My name is Mila.
- Har du träffat Mila? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Mila? She started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Mila kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Mila is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Milas mamma är lärare.Mila's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Milas mamma is Mila's mum.
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Questions about Mila
How do you pronounce Mila in Swedish?
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What does the name Mila mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from the Slavic languages. From a diminutive in many Slavic languages Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian, 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.
How popular is Mila in Sweden?
378 babies were named Mila in 2022. In 2020, 1,983 people in Sweden had Mila as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2021 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.