Given name
Mileena
“the favored one”
Mileena is a variant of Milena. One Slavic interpretation is “the favored one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mileena is a variant of Milena. One Slavic interpretation is “the favored one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mileena is a variant of Milena. An origin associated with Milena is Slavic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mileena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,098
- 0 boys · 2,098 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 132 babies
- 2025
- 98
- #1,974 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 98 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,974 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,053 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mileena’s family of names
Mileena has a related form in Milena.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mileena
Characters named Mileena: Mileena (Mortal Kombat character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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