Milan
#751 for girls in 2025, 362 births · #242 for boys in 2025, 1,418 births
Given to boys 66.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2023 · 1,524 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 18,608since 1885
Milan over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #751 | 362 | #242 | 1,418 |
| 2024 | #698 | 403 | #231 | 1,554 |
| 2023 | #645 | 453 | #230 | 1,524 |
| 2022 | #661 | 448 | #326 | 1,038 |
| 2021 | #655 | 456 | #388 | 832 |
| 2020 | #634 | 457 | #431 | 690 |
| 2019 | #719 | 397 | #451 | 664 |
| 2018 | #737 | 379 | #451 | 662 |
| 2017 | #742 | 381 | #465 | 651 |
| 2016 | #751 | 379 | #451 | 687 |
| 2015 | #697 | 408 | #425 | 725 |
| 2014 | #670 | 425 | #413 | 753 |
| 2013 | #593 | 479 | #546 | 486 |
| 2012 | #727 | 382 | #1,182 | 153 |
| 2011 | #614 | 471 | #1,183 | 149 |
| 2010 | #667 | 435 | #1,232 | 143 |
| 2009 | #784 | 360 | #1,182 | 153 |
| 2008 | #1,089 | 239 | #1,119 | 163 |
| 2007 | #1,024 | 258 | #1,229 | 143 |
| 2006 | #1,151 | 212 | #1,367 | 118 |
| 2005 | #1,115 | 212 | #1,296 | 118 |
| 2004 | #1,170 | 192 | #1,235 | 122 |
| 2003 | #1,422 | 139 | #1,291 | 109 |
| 2002 | #1,468 | 130 | #1,346 | 98 |
| 2001 | #1,686 | 107 | #1,231 | 108 |
| 2000 | #1,845 | 93 | #1,175 | 116 |
| 1999 | #1,770 | 90 | #1,366 | 87 |
| 1998 | #1,272 | 142 | #1,092 | 118 |
| 1997 | #1,343 | 128 | #1,065 | 119 |
| 1996 | #1,685 | 90 | #1,226 | 91 |
| 1995 | #2,309 | 57 | #1,338 | 77 |
| 1994 | #2,381 | 54 | #1,288 | 82 |
| 1993 | #2,289 | 56 | #1,400 | 69 |
| 1992 | #2,733 | 44 | #1,490 | 61 |
| 1991 | #3,301 | 33 | #1,502 | 58 |
| 1990 | #3,297 | 33 | #1,336 | 69 |
| 1989 | #2,986 | 36 | #1,336 | 67 |
| 1988 | #3,483 | 27 | #1,482 | 51 |
| 1987 | #4,283 | 19 | #1,974 | 31 |
| 1986 | #3,645 | 23 | #1,476 | 46 |
| 1985 | #4,282 | 18 | #1,504 | 44 |
| 1984 | #5,899 | 11 | #1,764 | 32 |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | #1,470 | 42 |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | #1,464 | 43 |
| 1981 | — | #1,661 | 35 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,357 | 48 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,100 | 66 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,121 | 61 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,490 | 38 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,502 | 36 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,407 | 39 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,229 | 46 | |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #1,514 | 32 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #1,107 | 54 |
| 1971 | — | #1,352 | 39 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,314 | 40 | |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | #1,050 | 54 |
| 1968 | — | #1,258 | 36 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,102 | 45 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,237 | 37 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,064 | 48 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,096 | 48 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,215 | 41 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,341 | 34 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,206 | 43 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,152 | 46 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,129 | 47 | |
| 1958 | — | #978 | 60 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,165 | 44 | |
| 1956 | — | #999 | 56 | |
| 1955 | — | #976 | 59 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,039 | 52 | |
| 1953 | — | #999 | 52 | |
| 1952 | — | #953 | 56 | |
| 1951 | — | #984 | 51 | |
| 1950 | — | #885 | 60 | |
| 1949 | — | #942 | 54 | |
| 1948 | — | #923 | 56 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,000 | 51 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,031 | 44 | |
| 1945 | — | #864 | 52 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,055 | 39 | |
| 1943 | — | #917 | 53 | |
| 1942 | — | #760 | 71 | |
| 1941 | — | #834 | 58 | |
| 1940 | — | #881 | 51 | |
| 1939 | — | #846 | 52 | |
| 1938 | — | #784 | 61 | |
| 1937 | — | #771 | 63 | |
| 1936 | — | #698 | 72 | |
| 1935 | — | #992 | 41 | |
| 1934 | — | #845 | 55 | |
| 1933 | — | #762 | 64 | |
| 1932 | — | #802 | 63 | |
| 1931 | — | #702 | 74 | |
| 1930 | — | #749 | 72 | |
| 1929 | — | #705 | 77 | |
| 1928 | — | #690 | 84 | |
| 1927 | — | #726 | 80 | |
| 1926 | — | #605 | 107 | |
| 1925 | — | #730 | 79 | |
| 1924 | — | #731 | 82 | |
| 1923 | — | #644 | 99 | |
| 1922 | — | #686 | 90 | |
| 1921 | — | #658 | 96 | |
| 1920 | — | #687 | 87 | |
| 1919 | — | #738 | 75 | |
| 1918 | — | #728 | 77 | |
| 1917 | — | #773 | 66 | |
| 1916 | — | #662 | 79 | |
| 1915 | — | #734 | 66 | |
| 1914 | — | #967 | 33 | |
| 1913 | — | #818 | 34 | |
| 1912 | — | #800 | 30 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,117 | 10 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,118 | 9 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,113 | 7 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
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| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
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| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Florida#208 · 1 in 913
- Connecticut#261 · 1 in 1,262
- New York#315 · 1 in 1,623
- California#349 · 1 in 1,860
- Massachusetts#350 · 1 in 2,020
Best ever in a state: #72 in Florida, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | #208 | 105 | 1 in 913 |
| Connecticut | #261 | 11 | 1 in 1,262 |
| New York | #315 | 59 | 1 in 1,623 |
| California | #349 | 111 | 1 in 1,860 |
| Massachusetts | #350 | 14 | 1 in 2,020 |
| New Jersey | #354 | 22 | 1 in 1,826 |
| Nevada | #376 | 8 | 1 in 1,645 |
| Texas | #433 | 76 | 1 in 2,301 |
| Indiana | #437 | 15 | 1 in 2,264 |
| Arizona | #446 | 15 | 1 in 2,279 |
| Maryland | #454 | 11 | 1 in 2,399 |
| North Carolina | #477 | 19 | 1 in 2,640 |
| Georgia | #483 | 19 | 1 in 2,747 |
| Illinois | #517 | 20 | 1 in 2,984 |
| Virginia | #523 | 13 | 1 in 3,134 |
| Michigan | #535 | 15 | 1 in 3,060 |
| Washington | #536 | 12 | 1 in 2,875 |
| Colorado | #540 | 9 | 1 in 2,866 |
| Oregon | #540 | 6 | 1 in 2,770 |
| Ohio | #567 | 16 | 1 in 3,582 |
| Kansas | #574 | 5 | 1 in 2,908 |
| Wisconsin | #601 | 7 | 1 in 3,677 |
| Minnesota | #633 | 7 | 1 in 3,810 |
| South Carolina | #678 | 5 | 1 in 4,179 |
| Pennsylvania | #684 | 11 | 1 in 5,206 |
| Tennessee | #699 | 8 | 1 in 4,438 |
| Missouri | #858 | 5 | 1 in 6,069 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 2023 at #230 (1,524 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1912–1943
- 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
- 37.9% of all boys named Milan (7,056) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 2012, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #836 (1885) | #836 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,066 (1892) | #1,066 |
| 1900s | 24 | #1,094 (1907) | #1,225 |
| 1910s | 479 | #662 (1916) | #846 |
| 1920s | 881 | #605 (1926) | #686 |
| 1930s | 617 | #698 (1936) | #795 |
| 1940s | 529 | #760 (1942) | #921 |
| 1950s | 537 | #885 (1950) | #1,011 |
| 1960s | 432 | #1,050 (1969) | #1,172 |
| 1970s | 451 | #1,100 (1979) | #1,314 |
| 1980s | 439 | #1,336 (1989) | #1,549 |
| 1990s | 831 | #1,065 (1997) | #1,310 |
| 2000s | 1,248 | #1,119 (2008) | #1,247 |
| 2010s | 5,073 | #413 (2014) | #680 |
| 2020s | 7,056 | #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 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 4,488 of them was named Milan, which outranked 95.9% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 2,743 of them was named Milan, which outranked 96.8% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).