Milka
Milka is a feminine given name found in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro. Notable people with the name are as follows:Milka Babović (1928–2020), Croatian runner and journalist Milka Canić (1944–2016), Serbian quiz show host Milka Chulina, Venezuelan model of Croatian descent Milka Duno, Venezuelan race car driver Milka Hartman (1902-1997), Slovenian poet Milka Loff…
- Serbian
- Croatian
- Macedonian
- Bulgarian
Meaning & Origin of Milka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Milka is a feminine given name found in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro. Notable people with the name are as follows:Milka Babović (1928–2020), Croatian runner and journalist Milka Canić (1944–2016), Serbian quiz show host Milka Chulina, Venezuelan model of Croatian descent Milka Duno, Venezuelan race car driver Milka Hartman (1902-1997), Slovenian poet Milka Loff…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Serbian
- Croatian
- Macedonian
- Bulgarian
- Slovene
- Finnish
- Polish
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Milka
The earliest SSA record of Milka as a baby girl name dates back to 1960, when 5 babies received it. 2001 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Milka — #4,834 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Milkas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #9,974 among baby girl names with 5 births, falling sharply (-43%). In total, more than 520 Milkas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Milka
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Names that sound like Milka
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About the name Milka
Milka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 520 births in the dataset. Milka's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #4,834. Use the chart and map above to compare Milka's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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