Milani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mi-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Italian
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,051 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #288 for girls
Milani is a girls' name of Italian origin, meaning “from Milan”. In 2025 it ranked 1,051st for girls in the UK (34 babies) and 288th for girls in the US (1,063 babies).
What does Milani mean?
Italian: Italian surname
“from Milan”
From an Italian surname for someone from Milan.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Milani a girl's or a boy's name?
Milani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 34 girls in the UK and 1,063 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Milani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,051among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 8,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 66% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 34 girls in the UK were named Milani, making it the 1,051st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,246th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 40 girls.
Half of all the girls named Milani in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,079th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Milani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #1,051 |
| 2024 | 32 | #1,111 |
| 2023 | 32 | #1,125 |
| 2022 | 40 | #936 |
| 2021 | 27 | #1,295 |
| 2020 | 28 | #1,246 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,531 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
How popular is Milani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #288among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,063about 1 in 1,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,063 girls in the US were named Milani, making it the 288th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 288th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 1,299 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the girls named Milani in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,129 girls in the US were given Milani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #298.
Milani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,063 | #288 |
| 2024 | 1,141 | #278 |
| 2023 | 1,155 | #271 |
| 2022 | 1,299 | #234 |
| 2021 | 1,052 | #303 |
| 2020 | 1,106 | #288 |
| 2019 | 876 | #360 |
| 2018 | 722 | #444 |
| 2017 | 539 | #563 |
| 2016 | 454 | #647 |
| 2015 | 429 | #664 |
| 2014 | 279 | #960 |
| 2013 | 227 | #1,086 |
| 2012 | 225 | #1,096 |
| 2011 | 243 | #1,025 |
| 2010 | 162 | #1,414 |
| 2009 | 119 | #1,810 |
| 2008 | 89 | #2,218 |
| 2007 | 105 | #1,957 |
| 2006 | 96 | #2,050 |
| 2005 | 71 | #2,453 |
| 2004 | 47 | #3,220 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5,414 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
Names like Milani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani Noa Alani Kalani Layla Elani Koa Poppy Aria Kali Lexi Maeva
Other spellings of Milani
Names related to Milani
Milan Milana Milena Melanie Melania Malin Milania Millan Meilani Melani
More Italian names
Sienna Enzo Bella Kiara Gemma Ariyah Ariya Armani Bianca Siena Ariah Capri Kara Emiliana Jemma Alfredo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Milani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/milani, updated 20 October 2026.