Mila vs Siril
Mila and Sirilcompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2014, Mila was ranked #141 and Siril #420 among girls in Norway.
Mila and Siril over time
Mila and Siril appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Siril held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mila 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.
Siril reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mila in none. 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
Norway · Girls12 shared years, 1981–2014
Mila held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Siril in 8.
Highest recorded here: Mila #141 in 2014, Siril #291 in 1981.
The order changed in 2010: Mila moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #491 and #468; by 2010 that had become #433 and #577.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Mila #141, Siril #420.
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 | Mila | Siril |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | 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. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Slavic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmi.ɫa/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #21 (2025) | Norway · Girls #420 (2014) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mila has a recorded origin (Slavic); Siril does not have one recorded yet.
- Mila and Siril both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Mila; Siril doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Siril
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #583 among girls in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2014
Highest recorded position: #272 among girls in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1969–2014).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #420 among girls in Norway, in 2014.
Norway · Girls