Milan
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 169 babies a year in England and Wales.
How Milan has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #425 |
| 2016 | #451 |
| 2017 | #465 |
| 2018 | #451 |
| 2019 | #452 |
| 2020 | #430 |
| 2021 | #387 |
| 2022 | #324 |
| 2023 | #230 |
| 2024 | #231 |
| 2025 | #242 |
Milan by the numbers
In 2025, 169 babies in England and Wales were named Milan. In the US, 1,029 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 751 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Milan
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Names that come from Milan
Forms of Milan in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Milan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Milan
Names that are said the same way as Milan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Milan
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