Milanna
A feminine name of Russian origin, possibly meaning "gracious" or "dear one".
Name Census estimates that about 202 living Americans carry the first name Milanna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Milanna today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Milanna births was 2012 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Milanna. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
202
~ 1 in 1,696,804 Americans
Peak year
2012
17 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,453
Tracked since 2004
Popularity
Milanna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Milanna from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 104 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Milanna remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Milanna by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Milanna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Milannas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Milanna
The name Milanna is believed to have its origins in the Slavic languages, specifically Russian and Ukrainian. It is a feminine name that is thought to be a combination of two words: "milaya" meaning "dear" or "sweet," and "anna" which is a variant of the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "grace."
In its earliest recorded usage, Milanna was a popular name among the nobility and upper classes of Russia and Ukraine during the 18th and 19th centuries. It was often given to daughters as a way to express affection and hope for their future.
While there are no definitive historical references to the name Milanna in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it is worth noting that the name Hannah, from which the second part of Milanna is derived, is mentioned in the Bible as the mother of the prophet Samuel.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Milanna was Milanna Nikolaevna Volkova, a Russian noble born in 1785. Another notable figure was Milanna Yakovlevna Chernysheva, a Ukrainian aristocrat and philanthropist who lived from 1820 to 1892.
Other historical figures with the name Milanna include Milanna Ivanovna Rostopchina, a Russian writer and salon hostess born in 1799, and Milanna Petrovna Davydova, a Russian painter and art collector who lived from 1835 to 1910.
In the 20th century, one of the most famous individuals with the name Milanna was Milanna Ivanovna Derzhavina, a Soviet actress and theater director born in 1908. She was renowned for her performances in several classic Russian plays and films.
While the name Milanna has its roots in Slavic cultures, it has gained popularity in other parts of the world as well, particularly in Western countries. However, its historical significance and earliest recorded usage can be traced back to the Russian and Ukrainian nobility of the 18th and 19th centuries.
People
Milanna + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Milanna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Milanna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 202 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Milanna going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,696,804 US residents.
Is Milanna a common name?
We classify Milanna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 204 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Milanna most popular?
The single biggest year for Milanna was 2012, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Milanna is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Milanna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Milanna in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.