Milos
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name of Slavic origin. From Slavic.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Milos (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, Milos has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. 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 | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 251 |
| 2000 | 262 |
| 2001 | 261 |
| 2002 | 270 |
| 2003 | 274 |
| 2004 | 279 |
| 2005 | 282 |
| 2006 | 292 |
| 2007 | 307 |
| 2008 | 328 |
| 2009 | 347 |
| 2010 | 351 |
| 2011 | 357 |
| 2012 | 377 |
| 2013 | 399 |
| 2014 | 414 |
| 2015 | 431 |
| 2016 | 454 |
| 2017 | 490 |
| 2018 | 508 |
| 2019 | 528 |
| 2020 | 541 |
Milos in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Milos.Hi! My name is Milos.
- Milos bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Milos lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Milos kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Milos is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Milos mamma är lärare.Milos's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Milos mamma is Milos's mum. Because Milos already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Milos
How do you pronounce Milos in Swedish?
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What does the name Milos mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name of Slavic origin. From Slavic.
How popular is Milos in Sweden?
5 babies were named Milos in 2022. In 2020, 541 people in Sweden had Milos as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2022 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.