Milena
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from the Slavic languages, masculine equivalent Milan. From Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *mìlъ (“dear, kind”).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Milena (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, Milena has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2019. 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.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 11 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 403 |
| 2000 | 419 |
| 2001 | 427 |
| 2002 | 430 |
| 2003 | 441 |
| 2004 | 448 |
| 2005 | 457 |
| 2006 | 479 |
| 2007 | 505 |
| 2008 | 532 |
| 2009 | 553 |
| 2010 | 572 |
| 2011 | 596 |
| 2012 | 616 |
| 2013 | 644 |
| 2014 | 677 |
| 2015 | 709 |
| 2016 | 725 |
| 2017 | 762 |
| 2018 | 798 |
| 2019 | 823 |
| 2020 | 839 |
Milena in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Milena.Hi! My name is Milena.
- Milena bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Milena lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Milena har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Milena has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Milenas mamma är lärare.Milena's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Milenas mamma is Milena's mum.
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Questions about Milena
How do you pronounce Milena in Swedish?
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What does the name Milena mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from the Slavic languages, masculine equivalent Milan. From Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *mìlъ (“dear, kind”).
How popular is Milena in Sweden?
7 babies were named Milena in 2022. In 2020, 839 people in Sweden had Milena as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2019 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.