Mae vs Mila

Mae 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, Mae was ranked #476 and Mila #30 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Mae was ranked #443 and Mila #46 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Mae was ranked #180 and Mila #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Mae was ranked #328 and Mila #115 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Mae and Mila over time

Mae and Mila appear together in 3 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Mila held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mae in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Mila reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Mae in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

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.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mae held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Mila in 14.
Highest recorded here: Mae #268 in 2007, Mila #35 in 2023.
The order changed in 2011: Mila moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #409 and #616; by 2011 that had become #486 and #261.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mae #443, Mila #46.
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 2004–2025
Mae held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Mila in 16.
Highest recorded here: Mae #180 in 2025, Mila #58 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mae #180, Mila #80.
Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2011–2023
Mae held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Mila in 7.
Highest recorded here: Mae #263 in 2019, Mila #72 in 2018.
The order changed in 2012: Mila moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #311 and #363; by 2012 that had become #451 and #268.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Mae #328, Mila #115.

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, 1982–2025 · 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, 1996–2025 · 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, 1996–2025 · 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, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Mae, Mila
Field	Mae	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	1	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	Republic of Ireland · Girls #180 (2025)	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #21 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Mila has a recorded origin (Slavic); Mae does not have one recorded yet.
Mae has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Mila.
A meaning is recorded for Mila; Mae doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Mae

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #620 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 recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1999–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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 #21 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls