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Milan

Unisex

Meaning of Milan: Slavic: 'kind or loving'

Milan is a unisex name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 207th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 228th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#207

1,780 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#228

217 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

28,165

First recorded 1885 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 35 babies1982: 51 babies1983: 53 babies1984: 43 babies1985: 62 babies1986: 69 babies1987: 50 babies1988: 78 babies1989: 103 babies1990: 102 babies19901991: 91 babies1992: 105 babies1993: 125 babies1994: 136 babies1995: 134 babies1996: 181 babies1997: 247 babies1998: 260 babies1999: 177 babies2000: 209 babies20002001: 215 babies2002: 228 babies2003: 248 babies2004: 314 babies2005: 330 babies2006: 330 babies2007: 401 babies2008: 402 babies2009: 513 babies2010: 578 babies20102011: 620 babies2012: 535 babies2013: 965 babies2014: 1,178 babies2015: 1,133 babies2016: 1,066 babies2017: 1,032 babies2018: 1,041 babies2019: 1,061 babies2020: 1,147 babies20202021: 1,288 babies2022: 1,486 babies2023: 1,977 babies2024: 1,957 babies2025: 1,780 babies
US babies named Milan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,977.

Gender split

66% boys · 34% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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