Is Milah a boy or girl name?

Milah is a girl’s name. Of the 2,881 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Milah

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Milah was most popular in 2018, when 236 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,970 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,094, with 122 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,881 people named Milah.

Milah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Milah’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Milah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Milah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,881 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Milah

Where Milah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org