Overview
- Bush Hager recounted that her mother worried Texans with Southern accents were saying "My-la" when reading "Mila."
- Laura Bush suggested swapping the spelling to "Mela," pointing to names like "Lela" that track more closely with pronunciation.
- Scarlett Johansson quipped on air, "What did she want you to do about that?" as Bush Hager laughed about the idea.
- No change was made to the name, and her daughter’s legal name remains Margaret Laura "Mila" Hager, born April 13, 2013.
- Social Security data show "Mila" rose from No. 78 in 2013 to No. 33, while "Mela" is not in the top 1,000; siblings Poppy and Hal were named in tribute to family.