Given name & surname
Mili
“a virtuous woman”
Mili is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “a virtuous woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “a virtuous woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mili through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 489
- 0 boys · 489 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #6,258 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +34%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,258 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 33.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 909 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.
Mili’s family of names
Mili has a related form in Miles. Mili has a related form in Miley. Mili has a related form in Mily.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Mili
- Mili AvitalIsraeli actressborn 1972
- Mili SmithScottish female curlerborn 1998
- Mili Eshetactressborn 1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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