Mileena
Feminine
Mileena was coined for a video game in 1993, and the sound sits close to the Slavic Milena — from mil, dear — without descending from it.
How old is the name Mileena?
Mileena first appears in US birth records in 1994 — 31 years ago. The typical Mileena is a kid of about 9 — this name's wave is very recent. About 2,100 people named Mileena are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Mileena most popular?
Mileena peaked in 2021, reaching #1584 nationally. Today it ranks #1962, 378 places below that high. See the whole 2021 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Mileena
Our story of Mileena is a story of a name arriving from an arcade cabinet. A fighting game released in 1993 gave the name to a character, and the American registers pick it up from the years after. Behind the sound sits Milena, a real Slavic name meaning dear, used across the Czech lands and the Balkans for centuries. Whether the connection was intended nobody has recorded, and the honest answer is that the game is the documented part.
Meaningscholars disagree
Not established
No settled etymology. The name was created for a fighting game character in 1993. It resembles the Slavic Milena, from mil, 'dear' or 'gracious', which is a genuine and long-used name. Whether the game's writers drew on it is not documented.
Pronouncing Mileena
mih-LEE-nuh
Three syllables, stress in the middle. Milena is said the same way in most Slavic languages.
Nicknames for Mileena
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1994
- Most girls named
- 2021132 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1584reached in 2021
- Change vs 2024
- −19.0%98 in 2025, from 121
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Mileena in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Milena in Czech — related form
- Milena in English — spelling variant
- Malina in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, Florida.
Mileenas among us
people named Mileena are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 16,401 born in 2025 was named Mileena
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Spellings of Mileena
- #1962
- Mileena on the 2025 chart
- #595
- counting every spelling
The SSA counts spellings, not names. Mileena went to 98 girls in 2025, but Milena, Mylena and Milenna are the same name said out loud. Together the 4 spellings went to 394, which makes it the 595th most-given girls’ name of the year — 1,367 places above the chart.
- Milena271
- Mileena98
- Mylena13
- Milenna12
About 1 girl in 4,079 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 16,401 for Mileena itself.
Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Fatimah test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Mileena's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Fatimah climbed just as high around 1982, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Fatimah's path sketches the road Mileena is walking now.
Mileena sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Mileena is headed
Mileena should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Mileena beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Mileena in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Mila and Lena are two short forms, both with real records.
- The Slavic Milena behind the sound has a transparent and warm meaning.
- Three syllables with a strong middle, a rhythm that carries well.
- The game character is a strong and rather violent association.
- Milena is the genuine Slavic name and is close enough to be confused.
- It is closely dated to the 1990s and 2000s.
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Frequently asked
- How many Mileenas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,100 people named Mileena are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How do you spell Mileena?
- Mileena is one of 4 recorded spellings. Milena is the more common one — 271 births in 2025 against 98 for Mileena.
- How popular is the name Mileena in 2025?
- Mileena ranks #1962 among US girl names in 2025, with 98 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Mileena?
- About 1 in every 16,401 US girls born in 2025 was named Mileena — 98 in all.
- Will my child share the name Mileena with classmates?
- Mileena will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Mileena
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