Girl & boy name
Milan
Milan holds the #242 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 1,418 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #431 in 2020 to #242 today. Its strongest year on record was 2023 (#230 nationally, 1,524 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1885. The name's biggest fan base is in Florida (#73 there in 2025).
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Milan popularity, 1880–2025
Where Milan is most popular
Uniqueness score
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Milan in the most recent year of SSA data.
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Milan as a girl name
As of 2025, Milan ranks #751 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 362 girls received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #634 five years ago, #751 now. SSA records for Milan go back to 1969; the peak came in 2013 at #593, with 479 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in District of Columbia, where it ranks #150 among girl names.