Hania vs Mila
Hania 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Hania was ranked #638 and Mila #30 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Hania was ranked #394 and Mila #40 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Hania was ranked #443 and Mila #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Hania was ranked #418 and Mila #127 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Hania and Mila over time
Hania and Mila appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Mila held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Hania 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
Hania and Mila were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #394 and #40.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Hania #333 in 2024, Mila #35 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Hania held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Mila in 28.
Highest recorded here: Hania #333 in 2024, Mila #35 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hania #394, Mila #40.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2007–2025
Hania held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Mila in 7.
Highest recorded here: Hania #430 in 2021, Mila #66 in 2023.
The order changed in 2015: Mila moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #624 and #842; by 2015 that had become #896 and #88.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hania #443, 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.
Side by side
| Field | Hania | Mila |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly 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. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Slavic |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈmi.ɫa/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #394 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #21 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mila has a recorded origin (Slavic); Hania does not have one recorded yet.
- Hania and Mila both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Mila; Hania doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Hania
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #394 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Mila
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2010–2023
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New Zealand, in 2022 (recorded 2010–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #40 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls