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Agatha vs Mila

Agatha and Milacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Agatha was ranked #792 and Mila #40 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Agatha was ranked #885 and Mila #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Agatha and Mila over time

Agatha and Mila appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Mila held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Agatha in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Agatha and Mila were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #792 and #40.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Agatha #631 in 2024, Mila #66 in 2023.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 19962025

    Agatha held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Mila in 24.

    Highest recorded here: Agatha #584 in 2019, Mila #35 in 2023.

    The order changed in 2003: Mila moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #1372 and #1442; by 2003 that had become #1383 and #799.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Agatha #792, Mila #40.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 20102025

    Agatha held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mila in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Agatha #631 in 2024, Mila #66 in 2023.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Agatha #885, Mila #80.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Mila

Pairs where Mila shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

  • Mila vs Aurora

    Mila and Aurora both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Norway · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.

    Mila · Aurora · 33 shared years, 19822025 · Moved together in several countries

  • Mila vs Daisy

    Mila and Daisy both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.

    Mila · Daisy · 30 shared years, 19962025 · Moved together in several countries

  • Mila vs Elsie

    Mila and Elsie both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.

    Mila · Elsie · 30 shared years, 19962025 · Moved together in several countries

  • Freya vs Mila

    Freya and Mila both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.

    Freya · Mila · 30 shared years, 19962025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Agatha, Mila
FieldAgathaMila
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedCommonly interpreted as 'gracious, dear', from the Slavic element milu. Originally used as a short form of longer names containing that element before becoming an independent given name.
OriginNot yet recordedSlavic
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈmi.ɫa/
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #792 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #21 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Mila has a recorded origin (Slavic); Agatha does not have one recorded yet.
  • Agatha has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mila.
  • A meaning is recorded for Mila; Agatha doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Agatha

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1965–2025

    Highest recorded position: #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1965–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #792 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Mila

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1981

    First recorded at #653 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2010–2023

    Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New Zealand, in 2022 (recorded 2010–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #40 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls