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Why parents love Milena- Kafka wrote his most intense love letters to Milena Jesenská.
- Milena is beloved across all of Eastern Europe.
- Three syllables with a warm, Slavic sound: mih-LEH-nah.
- The meaning gracious/dear is warmly aspirational.
- Mila and Lena are both embedded.
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The vibe of Milena
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Origin & history of Milena
Slavic mila (gracious/dear) + -ena ending
→ Milena
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Slavic / Italian roots
Milena comes from the Slavic mila meaning gracious or dear. Milena is beloved across Eastern Europe. Kafka wrote his most intense love letters to Milena Jesenská — some of the most passionate correspondence in literary history.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Traditional Slavic name; Milena Jesenská (1896–1944).
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Today
Milena remains a beloved choice, ranking #768 in the US. 7,475 babies have been named Milena since 1918.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Milena?
2019
peak year
Milena first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1918. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2019, 428 babies received the name (ranked #678). Today it sits around #768, with roughly 368 babies named Milena each year. Milena's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 7,475 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
428
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #678)
(ranked #678)
368
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
3,680
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
7,475
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Milena9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
Milena's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — graciously nurturing. People named Milena tend to be warm, beloved, and gifted at inspiring the most passionate letters ever written.
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Inspires the most passionate letters✦
Slavic-beloved◈
Kafka's devotion◎
Eastern-European universal♡
-ena ending eleganceM4
I9
L3
E5
N5
A1
Sum: 27 → Life path 9
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Personality of Milena🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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