Milada
A Slavic name meaning gracious or dear, from the same root as Polish "miła". Fewer than 130 women in Poland carry it, so most people here will never meet one.
Milada Pronunciation
Milada is pronounced mee-LAH-dah (/miˈlada/).
What Milada means
Where Milada comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Milada grows from the Slavic root mil-, which means dear or gracious. The same root sits inside everyday Polish words for warmth: miła, kochana. So the name reads, plainly, as a beloved person. It belongs to the wide family of Slavic names built to mark affection rather than lineage or rank.
One real bearer gives the name its place in history. Milada Horáková, a Czech lawyer and politician, was executed in 1950 after a show trial, and her name later became a point of gathering for dissent. The name is far more common in Czech records than in Polish ones.
On a Polish class register, Milada would stand out among the Zuzannas and Julias. It is short. Two soft syllables and a clear vowel at the end. What it says about its bearer is fixed by the root: dear one, gracious one, miła.
How many people are named Milada
1 in 176124 women in Poland is named Milada. 128 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2946 among female names.
Milada's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Milada as a middle name
Milada is a first name for 128 women in Poland and a middle name for another 43, a 75/25 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 1051st, between Mariya (43) and Ngozi (43).
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#1049 Lou43
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#1050 Mariya43
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#1051 Milada43
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#1052 Ngozi43
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#1053 Octavia43