How Many People Are Named Milan?

25,432

people named Milan are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 13,439 people in the US has this name

Based on 28,165 babies named Milan in Social Security records from 1885 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#1,410

💎 Rare

Rank Among Gender-Neutral Names

#63

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Peak Year

2023

1,977 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: Hungarian
Gender: Primarily Male

Meaning:

Hungarian form of MILAN.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

Related & Similar Names

BogomilMilanMilenMilkoMileMilošBohumilMiloslavBogumilMilojeMiloshBogumiłMiłosławMiłoszMijo

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
37.3%
Male
62.7%

Of the babies given the name Milan, 37.3% were girls and 62.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Milan rose from 0% in the 1910s to 26.8% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 2000s, at 60.9%.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Milan alive today is about 13 years old, and 89% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 16 in 2025.

Under 30 22,728
89.4%
30 to 59 1,808
7.1%
60 and over 896
3.5%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Milan first appears in the records in 1885 and was given most often in 2023, to 1,977 babies. In 2025, 1,780 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1885 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Milan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #230, in 2023. In 2025 it ranked #242. Among girls, its best rank was #596, in 2013.

BoysGirls
Rank in 2025#242#753
Best rank#230 (2023)#596 (2013)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#289 in the 2020s#690 in the 2010s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Milan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Milan were born in California than in any other state: about 3,501 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Milan was given 2 times as often in Maryland, 1.8 times in District of Columbia and 1.8 times in Florida.

California 3,501
Florida 2,365
Texas 2,087
New York 2,034
Pennsylvania 1,199
Illinois 1,187
New Jersey 1,058
Georgia 940
Ohio 823
Maryland 723
Michigan 593
North Carolina 563
Virginia 526
Arizona 481
Louisiana 308
Massachusetts 279
Indiana 263
Tennessee 228
Washington 215
Connecticut 210
South Carolina 196
Colorado 192
Nevada 167
Wisconsin 155
Minnesota 134
Utah 113
Missouri 108
Alabama 106
District of Columbia 101
Kentucky 85
Oregon 80
Delaware 67
Oklahoma 66
Kansas 63
Nebraska 47
Mississippi 39
Arkansas 38
Iowa 25
New Mexico 24
Rhode Island 20
Idaho 15
South Dakota 5

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