Milan Boy & girl
How popular is Milan?
#242 boy name in 2025
1,418 baby boys were named Milan in the US in 2025, making it the 242nd most popular boy name. Another 362 girls got the name (#751 for girls).
Milan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #242 for boys (▼ 11 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,418 boys, 362 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+96% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #425 in 2015, #431 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (1,554 boys) |
| Highest rank | #230 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1885 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 70% boys, 30% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Milan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Milan family of names ranked #239 for boys in 2025 (#227 the year before), with 1,567 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Milan | 1,418 | 90% |
| Mylan | 87 | 6% |
| Mylen | 22 | 1% |
| Millan | 20 | 1% |
| Mylon | 8 | 1% |
| Mylin | 12 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Milan is most popular
Babies named Milan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 2.4 per 1,000 (1,117 boys)
- Nevada: 1.5 per 1,000 (83 boys)
- New Jersey: 1.3 per 1,000 (269 boys)
- New York: 1.1 per 1,000 (486 boys)
- Connecticut: 1.1 per 1,000 (74 boys)
Milan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #835 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,065 |
| 1900s | 24 | #1,093 |
| 1910s | 479 | #662 |
| 1920s | 881 | #605 |
| 1930s | 617 | #698 |
| 1940s | 529 | #760 |
| 1950s | 537 | #884 |
| 1960s | 432 | #1,050 |
| 1970s | 451 | #1,100 |
| 1980s | 439 | #1,331 |
| 1990s | 831 | #1,063 |
| 2000s | 1,248 | #1,119 |
| 2010s | 5,073 | #413 |
| 2020s | 7,056 | #230 |
Boy names about as popular as Milan
Questions
- Is Milan a boy or girl name?
- Milan is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 70% of babies named Milan were boys and 30% were girls.
- How popular is the name Milan?
- 1,418 baby boys were named Milan in the US in 2025, making it the 242nd most popular boy name. Another 362 girls got the name (#751 for girls).
- When was Milan most popular?
- Milan peaked in 2024, when 1,554 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #230 in 2023.
- How many people are named Milan?
- 28,165 babies have been named Milan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 25,527 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Milan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Milan was most common in Florida, at 2.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.