Millan
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- mee-YAN
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Millan is a name of Latin origin, meaning “rival, eager”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Millan mean?
Latin: Spanish form of Emilian (Aemilianus)
“rival, eager”
San Millán de la Cogolla, the monastery of Saint Emilian, is often called the cradle of written Spanish.
Is Millan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Millan has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 20 boys in the US.
How popular is Millan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Millan, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Millan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2022, 13% of the babies named Millan in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Millan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
How popular is Millan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,856th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20 about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 74% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Millan, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1925.
2025 had more boys named Millan than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Millan in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Millan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
Names like Millan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rowan, Roman, Lochlan, Albie, Finley, Hudson, Jenson, Macsen, Marley, Musa, Ronan, Finn
Names related to Millan
Milan, Milana, Milena, Milani, Milania, Millen, Milano, Meilani, Million, Miliano, Milliano, Milian
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara
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, “Millan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/millan, updated 20 October 2026.