Milan
Mostly boys · MIL-an · Slavic
Milan is a name of Slavic origin, meaning “dear, gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 286th for boys in the UK (180 babies) and 242nd for boys in the US (1,418 babies).
What does Milan mean?
Slavic: from the element mil
“dear, gracious”
A Slavic boys' name from mil, dear; it shares its spelling with the Italian city.
- Say it
- MIL-an
More on Wiktionary.
Is Milan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Milan has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 39 girls and 180 boys in the UK and 362 girls and 1,418 boys in the US.
How popular is Milan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #286among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 180about 1 in 1,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 180 boys in the UK were named Milan, making it the 286th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 342nd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 242 boys. 39 girls were also named Milan in 2025 (945th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Milan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 191 boys in the UK were given Milan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #277, up from #286 for this spelling alone.
- Milan 180
- Millen 11
In 2025, 18% of the babies named Milan in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 269th in England and Wales and 316th in Scotland.
Milan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 180 | #286 |
| 2024 | 233 | #234 |
| 2023 | 234 | #231 |
| 2022 | 242 | #227 |
| 2021 | 177 | #295 |
| 2020 | 147 | #342 |
| 2019 | 152 | #339 |
| 2018 | 141 | #363 |
| 2017 | 151 | #355 |
| 2016 | 153 | #349 |
| 2015 | 150 | #349 |
| 2014 | 154 | #329 |
| 2013 | 101 | #451 |
| 2012 | 81 | #521 |
| 2011 | 85 | #483 |
| 2010 | 80 | #493 |
| 2009 | 62 | #591 |
| 2008 | 88 | #463 |
| 2007 | 58 | #587 |
| 2006 | 73 | #484 |
| 2005 | 73 | #444 |
| 2004 | 76 | #408 |
| 2003 | 57 | #480 |
| 2002 | 44 | #541 |
| 2001 | 39 | #558 |
| 2000 | 46 | #496 |
| 1999 | 47 | #497 |
| 1998 | 31 | #637 |
| 1997 | 29 | #641 |
| 1996 | 33 | #563 |
How popular is Milan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #242among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,418about 1 in 1,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 123% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,418 boys in the US were named Milan, making it the 242nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 431st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 1,554 boys. It first appears in the records in 1885. 362 girls were also named Milan in 2025 (751st for girls).
Half of all the boys named Milan in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 20% of the babies named Milan in the US were girls.
Milan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,418 | #242 |
| 2024 | 1,554 | #231 |
| 2023 | 1,524 | #230 |
| 2022 | 1,038 | #326 |
| 2021 | 832 | #388 |
| 2020 | 690 | #431 |
| 2019 | 664 | #451 |
| 2018 | 662 | #451 |
| 2017 | 651 | #465 |
| 2016 | 687 | #451 |
| 2015 | 725 | #425 |
| 2014 | 753 | #413 |
| 2013 | 486 | #546 |
| 2012 | 153 | #1,182 |
| 2011 | 149 | #1,183 |
| 2010 | 143 | #1,232 |
| 2009 | 153 | #1,182 |
| 2008 | 163 | #1,119 |
| 2007 | 143 | #1,229 |
| 2006 | 118 | #1,367 |
| 2005 | 118 | #1,295 |
| 2004 | 122 | #1,233 |
| 2003 | 109 | #1,290 |
| 2002 | 98 | #1,343 |
| 2001 | 108 | #1,228 |
| 2000 | 116 | #1,173 |
| 1999 | 87 | #1,363 |
| 1998 | 118 | #1,089 |
| 1997 | 119 | #1,063 |
| 1996 | 91 | #1,224 |
| 1995 | 77 | #1,333 |
| 1994 | 82 | #1,284 |
| 1993 | 69 | #1,395 |
| 1992 | 61 | #1,485 |
| 1991 | 58 | #1,496 |
| 1990 | 69 | #1,331 |
| 1989 | 67 | #1,331 |
| 1988 | 51 | #1,477 |
| 1987 | 31 | #1,970 |
| 1986 | 46 | #1,475 |
| 1985 | 44 | #1,503 |
| 1984 | 32 | #1,763 |
| 1983 | 42 | #1,469 |
| 1982 | 43 | #1,463 |
| 1981 | 35 | #1,660 |
| 1980 | 48 | #1,357 |
| 1979 | 66 | #1,100 |
| 1978 | 61 | #1,121 |
| 1977 | 38 | #1,490 |
| 1976 | 36 | #1,501 |
| 1975 | 39 | #1,407 |
| 1974 | 46 | #1,229 |
| 1973 | 32 | #1,514 |
| 1972 | 54 | #1,107 |
| 1971 | 39 | #1,352 |
| 1970 | 40 | #1,313 |
| 1969 | 54 | #1,050 |
| 1968 | 36 | #1,258 |
| 1967 | 45 | #1,102 |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,236 |
| 1965 | 48 | #1,064 |
| 1964 | 48 | #1,095 |
| 1963 | 41 | #1,214 |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,340 |
| 1961 | 43 | #1,205 |
| 1960 | 46 | #1,151 |
| 1959 | 47 | #1,128 |
| 1958 | 60 | #977 |
| 1957 | 44 | #1,164 |
| 1956 | 56 | #998 |
| 1955 | 59 | #975 |
| 1954 | 52 | #1,038 |
| 1953 | 52 | #998 |
| 1952 | 56 | #952 |
| 1951 | 51 | #983 |
| 1950 | 60 | #884 |
| 1949 | 54 | #941 |
| 1948 | 56 | #922 |
| 1947 | 51 | #999 |
| 1946 | 44 | #1,031 |
| 1945 | 52 | #864 |
| 1944 | 39 | #1,055 |
| 1943 | 53 | #917 |
| 1942 | 71 | #760 |
| 1941 | 58 | #834 |
| 1940 | 51 | #881 |
| 1939 | 52 | #846 |
| 1938 | 61 | #784 |
| 1937 | 63 | #771 |
| 1936 | 72 | #698 |
| 1935 | 41 | #992 |
| 1934 | 55 | #845 |
| 1933 | 64 | #762 |
| 1932 | 63 | #802 |
| 1931 | 74 | #702 |
| 1930 | 72 | #749 |
| 1929 | 77 | #705 |
| 1928 | 84 | #690 |
| 1927 | 80 | #726 |
| 1926 | 107 | #605 |
| 1925 | 79 | #730 |
| 1924 | 82 | #731 |
| 1923 | 99 | #644 |
| 1922 | 90 | #686 |
| 1921 | 96 | #658 |
| 1920 | 87 | #687 |
| 1919 | 75 | #738 |
| 1918 | 77 | #728 |
| 1917 | 66 | #773 |
| 1916 | 79 | #662 |
| 1915 | 66 | #734 |
| 1914 | 33 | #967 |
| 1913 | 34 | #818 |
| 1912 | 30 | #800 |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,116 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,117 |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,439 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,112 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,252 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,065 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #835 |
Names like Milan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Roman Grayson Hudson Mason Rowan Myles Arlo Milo Marley Nolan Ivan Theo
Other spellings of Milan
Names related to Milan
Milana Milena Milani Milania Mylan Malina Millan Meilani Miliana
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