Milaya
Girl name · #2090 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 90 baby girls were named Milaya, placing it at #2090 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #6721, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 20,000 girls born in 2025 was named Milaya.
Babies named Milaya per year. Source: SSA.
The 27-year story
Milaya first appears in the Social Security records in 1998, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 90 babies and a rank of #2076. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Milaya against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Milaya in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Milaya is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Milaya will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Milaya is most common
State-level data for Milaya is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Milaya
Statistically, parents drawn to Milaya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Miraya, Elaya, Kalaya, Saraya, and Zalaya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Milaya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | #2076 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3892 |
| 2023 | 21 | #5752 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6464 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8464 |
| 2020 | 28 | #4648 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6414 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6792 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5661 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6401 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6721 |
| 2014 | 26 | #5163 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8135 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7804 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7436 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10451 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8454 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15491 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8715 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11108 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14122 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Milaya a popular girl name?
Milaya ranked #2090 among girls in 2025 with 90 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6721.
When was the name Milaya most popular?
Milaya peaked in 2025, when 90 American girls received the name (ranked #2076 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Milaya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 20,000 newborn American girls was named Milaya. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.