Milania means gracious or dear one — blending Mila (Slavic for dear/gracious) with the -ania ending for maximum flowing Italian elaboration. Same Slavic-dear heritage, -ania ending that carries four-syllable grandeur. The most elaborated possible form of Slavic graciousness.
Slavic mila (dear/gracious) + -ania ending→Milania
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Modern American roots
Milania blends Mila (Slavic for dear/gracious) with the -ania ending for maximum flowing elaboration.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Modern elaborated compound.
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Today
Milania remains a beloved choice, ranking #1568 in the US. 3,304 babies have been named Milania since 2000.
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How popular is Milania?
2014peak year
Today, Milania is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1568), with only about 164 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2014, 369 babies were given the name (ranked #759 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Milania has been declining in recent years. In all, around 3,304 babies have been registered as Milania since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Milania's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — graciously grand nurturing. People named Milania tend to be flowing, dear, and gifted at being the most elaborated form of graciousness.
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