Fun Facts About the Name Milia
- 300 babies named Milia: U.S. records list 300 babies given the name Milia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Milia Mean?
Milia is a feminine given name whose clearest origin is Greek. It matches Modern Greek μηλιά (milia), "apple tree," which descends from ancient Greek μηλέα (mēlea), also "apple tree," and further back from μῆλον (mēlon), "apple" - a word used for tree fruit generally. The literal sense is therefore "apple tree," a plant word turned into a personal name rather than a description of a person.
A second explanation, found in some modern name lists, treats Milia as a short form of Emilia, the feminine of the Latin family name Aemilius, whose meaning is uncertain and is often connected with Latin aemulus, "rival." That idea rests on the shared ending -milia; Greek μηλιά and Latin Aemilia are unrelated words, and no documented line of transmission links them. The Greek derivation is the one supported by the name's form and meaning.
Milia Name History & Origins
The Greek word μηλιά is transparent in meaning, so it recurs in Greek and Cypriot place names for spots where apple trees grew; Milia is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, and several localities in Greece carry the same name. This toponymic use is older and better attested than any personal-name use.
Milia is also recorded as a feminine given name in Greece and Cyprus. Outside the Greek-speaking world it appears occasionally, usually near Emilia, Amelia, or Cecilia, names with separate origins (Latin Aemilia, Germanic Amalia, Latin Caecilia); a similarity of sound is not evidence of a shared source. The unrelated English word milia - the plural of milium, a small skin cyst - comes from Latin milium, "millet," and has no connection to the name.
How Popular is the Name Milia?
Milia has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2014. Its best rank was #6,369 in 2014.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,597 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #9,329 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #6,580 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #8,354 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #11,830 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #9,357 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #8,458 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #9,609 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #7,717 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #12,517 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #8,292 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #6,369 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #9,432 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #11,929 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #11,856 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #16,322 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #9,237 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #10,565 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #12,340 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #11,179 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #10,671 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #17,505 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #10,809 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #17,083 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #14,416 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #13,851 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #10,800 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #12,919 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #12,547 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #12,553 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #6,585 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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