Milani
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 536 babies a year in the US.
How Milani has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #668 |
| 2016 | #649 |
| 2017 | #562 |
| 2018 | #443 |
| 2019 | #360 |
| 2020 | #288 |
| 2021 | #303 |
| 2022 | #234 |
| 2023 | #270 |
| 2024 | #278 |
| 2025 | #288 |
Milani by the numbers
In 2025, 31 babies in England and Wales were named Milani. In the US, 536 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Milani
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.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Milani. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Meilanibeautiful heavenly garland; combination of mei and lani292 in the US (2017)
- Malanibuoyant, light287 in the US (2017)
- Milaniadark, black; a spelling variant of Melania205 in the US (2017)
- Melanidark or black; a variant of Melanie164 in the US (2017)
- Milianigentle caress; caressing21 in the US (2017)
- Milaniedark or black; a spelling variant of Melanie13 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Milani
Names that are said the same way as Milani, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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