Milana

Meaning: Kind, loving, gracious
Origin: Feminine form related to Milan (from Slavic)

Meaning: Possibly desire
Origin: Through Milan (from Persian)

Girl's name · #812 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Milana reached its best rank, #678, in 2015 and ranked #812 in 2025. Roughly 7,000 girls have been named Milana since 1947.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#46 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #89 in Poland (2025) · #261 in Netherlands (2025) · #412 in Norway (2025) · #450 in Belgium (2025) · #461 in Scotland (2025) · #531 in Ireland (2025) · #558 in Sweden (2025) · #564 in Switzerland (2025) · #571 in England & Wales (2025) · #583 in France (2025) · #652 in Austria (2025) and 1 more.

Famous Milanas

Milana Vayntrub — Soviet Uzbekistan-born American actress
Milana Terloeva — French-speaking Chechen writer
Milana Dadasheva — Russian amateur wrestler
Milana Tazhenova — Russian handball player
Milana Nagaraj — Indian actress

In stories & tradition

Milana — Jurmusa and Fatima or Turkish empire eats itself: the story of the liberation of six districts 1832-1834 (book)

What Milanas become

Among 89 notable people named Milana:

Sports figures appear 2.11× more often than among typical names — e.g. Milana Dadasheva, Russian amateur wrestler.

Similar names: Milan · Zoya · Milania · Alianna · Aleyah · Ivanna

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