Milan

#751 for girls in 2025, 362 births · #242 for boys in 2025, 1,418 births
Given to boys 66.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
2023 · 1,524 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
18,608
since 1885

Milan over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #593, 2013girlsboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#751362#2421,418
2024#698403#2311,554
2023#645453#2301,524
2022#661448#3261,038
2021#655456#388832
2020#634457#431690
2019#719397#451664
2018#737379#451662
2017#742381#465651
2016#751379#451687
2015#697408#425725
2014#670425#413753
2013#593479#546486
2012#727382#1,182153
2011#614471#1,183149
2010#667435#1,232143
2009#784360#1,182153
2008#1,089239#1,119163
2007#1,024258#1,229143
2006#1,151212#1,367118
2005#1,115212#1,296118
2004#1,170192#1,235122
2003#1,422139#1,291109
2002#1,468130#1,34698
2001#1,686107#1,231108
2000#1,84593#1,175116
1999#1,77090#1,36687
1998#1,272142#1,092118
1997#1,343128#1,065119
1996#1,68590#1,22691
1995#2,30957#1,33877
1994#2,38154#1,28882
1993#2,28956#1,40069
1992#2,73344#1,49061
1991#3,30133#1,50258
1990#3,29733#1,33669
1989#2,98636#1,33667
1988#3,48327#1,48251
1987#4,28319#1,97431
1986#3,64523#1,47646
1985#4,28218#1,50444
1984#5,89911#1,76432
1983#5,82411#1,47042
1982#7,4698#1,46443
1981—#1,66135
1980—#1,35748
1979—#1,10066
1978—#1,12161
1977—#1,49038
1976—#1,50236
1975—#1,40739
1974—#1,22946
1973#6,6667#1,51432
1972#8,2925#1,10754
1971—#1,35239
1970—#1,31440
1969#5,4568#1,05054
1968—#1,25836
1967—#1,10245
1966—#1,23737
1965—#1,06448
1964—#1,09648
1963—#1,21541
1962—#1,34134
1961—#1,20643
1960—#1,15246
1959—#1,12947
1958—#97860
1957—#1,16544
1956—#99956
1955—#97659
1954—#1,03952
1953—#99952
1952—#95356
1951—#98451
1950—#88560
1949—#94254
1948—#92356
1947—#1,00051
1946—#1,03144
1945—#86452
1944—#1,05539
1943—#91753
1942—#76071
1941—#83458
1940—#88151
1939—#84652
1938—#78461
1937—#77163
1936—#69872
1935—#99241
1934—#84555
1933—#76264
1932—#80263
1931—#70274
1930—#74972
1929—#70577
1928—#69084
1927—#72680
1926—#605107
1925—#73079
1924—#73182
1923—#64499
1922—#68690
1921—#65896
1920—#68787
1919—#73875
1918—#72877
1917—#77366
1916—#66279
1915—#73466
1914—#96733
1913—#81834
1912—#80030
1911—#1,11710
1910—#1,1189
1909—#1,4405
1908—#1,1137
1907—#1,0947
1906—#1,2535
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First appearance
1885

The first year at least five boys were named Milan! It came in at #836, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1886–1906, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Milan is popular in 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedNHWashington: #700 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,146 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #539 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,778 boysMNIllinois: #336 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,561 boysILWisconsin: #680 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,990 boysWIMichigan: #557 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,051 boysMINew York: #322 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,594 boysNYMassachusetts: #480 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,983 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedRIOregon: #432 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,935 boysORNevada: #350 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,483 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedSDIowa: #495 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,262 boysIAIndiana: #583 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,247 boysINOhio: #509 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,868 boysOHPennsylvania: #542 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,375 boysPANew Jersey: #313 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,512 boysNJConnecticut: #257 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,092 boysCTCalifornia: #401 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 2,179 boysCAUtah: #394 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,607 boysUTColorado: #506 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,510 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedNEMissouri: #534 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,849 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #527 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,974 boysVAMaryland: #485 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,506 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedDEArizona: #433 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,998 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedNMKansas: #507 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,287 boysKSArkansas: #488 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,126 boysARTennessee: #526 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,839 boysTNNorth Carolina: #545 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,059 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #213 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 699 boysDCOklahoma: #687 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,548 boysOKLouisiana: #570 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,696 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedALGeorgia: #357 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,676 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Milan, so not publishedHITexas: #428 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 2,287 boysTXFlorida: #214 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 940 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#213 · 1 in 699
  2. Florida#214 · 1 in 940
  3. Connecticut#257 · 1 in 1,092
  4. New Jersey#313 · 1 in 1,512
  5. New York#322 · 1 in 1,594

Best ever in a state: #72 in Florida, 2024.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#21351 in 699
Florida#214961 in 940
Connecticut#257121 in 1,092
New Jersey#313261 in 1,512
New York#322551 in 1,594
Illinois#336351 in 1,561
Nevada#35081 in 1,483
Georgia#357301 in 1,676
Utah#394121 in 1,607
California#401871 in 2,179
Texas#428741 in 2,287
Oregon#43281 in 1,935
Arizona#433161 in 1,998
Massachusetts#48091 in 2,983
Maryland#485101 in 2,506
Arkansas#48861 in 2,126
Iowa#49561 in 2,262
Colorado#506101 in 2,510
Kansas#50761 in 2,287
Ohio#509191 in 2,868
Tennessee#526121 in 2,839
Virginia#527131 in 2,974
Missouri#534101 in 2,849
Minnesota#53991 in 2,778
Pennsylvania#542161 in 3,375
North Carolina#545161 in 3,059
Michigan#557141 in 3,051
Louisiana#57081 in 2,696
Indiana#583101 in 3,247
Wisconsin#68061 in 3,990
Oklahoma#68751 in 3,548
Washington#70081 in 4,146
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Milan
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 11 spots since 2024 (#231 → #242)
  • 189 spots since 2020 (#431 → #242)
  • 183 spots since 2015 (#425 → #242)
  • Biggest jump: 636 spots in 2013 (#1,182 → #546)
  • Biggest drop: 167 spots in 1946 (#864 → #1,031)
Rise & fade · boys
138 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1885
  • Peaked 2023 at #230 (1,524 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 57 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1912–1943
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,109
  • Highest: 1 in 1,109 boys born in 2024 were named Milan (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,205 boys born in 2025 (0.08%)
  • Its best rank, #230 in 2023, was only 1 in 1,122 (0.09%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 37.9% of all boys named Milan (7,056) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2013
  • Mostly girls until 2012, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s6#836 (1885)#836
1890s5#1,066 (1892)#1,066
1900s24#1,094 (1907)#1,225
1910s479#662 (1916)#846
1920s881#605 (1926)#686
1930s617#698 (1936)#795
1940s529#760 (1942)#921
1950s537#885 (1950)#1,011
1960s432#1,050 (1969)#1,172
1970s451#1,100 (1979)#1,314
1980s439#1,336 (1989)#1,549
1990s831#1,065 (1997)#1,310
2000s1,248#1,119 (2008)#1,247
2010s5,073#413 (2014)#680
2020s7,056#230 (2023)#308

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Milan in 2020

girls
#634
457 births · 1 in 3,537 girls
boys
#431
690 births · 1 in 2,502 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #634Milan457

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #431Milan690
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 3,537 of them was named Milan, which outranked 96.4% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Milan
  1. #630Rosa460
  2. #632Dallas459
  3. #633Skyla458
  4. #634Milan457
  5. #634Marilyn457
  6. #636Elora455
  7. #636Mariam455
  8. #638Jazmin454

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 2,502 of them was named Milan, which outranked 96.9% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Milan
  1. #428Frank694
  2. #428Mathias694
  3. #430Damon693
  4. #431Milan690
  5. #432Seth688
  6. #433Peyton687
  7. #434Callan686
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2020 →