Given name & surname
Milla
“one who is industrious and hardworking”·“a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin”
Milla is a variant of Mila. One Slavic interpretation is “one who is industrious and hardworking.” In English use, Milla is a short form of Camilla. In Italian use, Camilla carries the interpretation “a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Milla is a variant of Mila. One Slavic interpretation is “one who is industrious and hardworking.” In English use, Milla is a short form of Camilla. In Italian use, Camilla carries the interpretation “a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Milla is a variant of Mila. An origin associated with Mila is Slavic. In Catalan use, Milla shares an earlier linguistic root with Émilien. An origin associated with Émilien is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Milla is used as a shortened form of Camilla.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Milla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,136
- 0 boys · 2,136 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 144 babies
- 2025
- 39
- #3,817 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 39 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,817 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 144 in 2011. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,094 as a first name in 2020; 1,461 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Milla’s family of names
Milla is a short form of Camilla. In Estonian usage, Milla developed from the Latin form Aemilia. Milla has a related form in Mila.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Milla has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Milla
- Milla DavenportSicily-born American actress (1871-1936)
- Milla SaariFinnish cross-country skierborn 1975
- Milla Grosberghaugen AndreassenNorwegian cross-country skierborn 2005
- Milla SannonerItalian actress (1938-2003)
- Milla JansenAustralian swimmerborn 2006
- Milla Ruud ReitanNorwegian-Swedish figure skaterborn 2005
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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