Milah is a spelling variant of Mila, a Slavic short form of names such as Ludmila and Milena that means "dear" or "gracious". The added h follows the pattern of Leah and Sarah and gives the name a slightly softer look. Milah rose with Mila's boom in the 2010s, from number 7043 in 2000 to a peak of number 1077 in 2018, and ranks number 1689 in 2025.