Mostly boys · peaked in 2024
Milan name popularity since 1925
27,197 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Milan (35.1% girls, 64.9% boys). Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical Milan is about 10 years old in 2026. Milan peaked in 2024 as the #231 name for boys, and it ranked #242 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 27,197
- Named Milan, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #242
- for boys in 2025 (1,418 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 64.9% boys
- 9,557 girls · 17,640 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 2.91× its national share
Peak year is the year Milan made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Milan births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Milan both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2009 and 2014, Milan became 5.1× more common, from 1 in 13,000 baby boys to 1 in 2,550.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Milan's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Milan.
Decade by decade
Babies named Milan in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 427 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 617 | #1,007 |
| 1940s | 0 | 529 | #875 |
| 1950s | 0 | 537 | #983 |
| 1960s | 8 | 432 | #1,077 |
| 1970s | 12 | 451 | #1,418 |
| 1980s | 153 | 439 | #1,520 |
| 1990s | 727 | 831 | #1,346 |
| 2000s | 1,942 | 1,248 | #1,300 |
| 2010s | 4,136 | 5,073 | #425 |
| 2020–25 | 2,579 | 7,056 | #242 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
62.9% of babies named Milan from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Milan is most popular
The index compares Milan's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Milan.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2.91× | 2,381 |
| Maryland | 2.11× | 728 |
| New Jersey | 1.72× | 1,072 |
| Arizona | 1.65× | 484 |
| Georgia | 1.51× | 946 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Milan and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Milan (this page) | 17,640 | 2024 |
| Mylan | 1,442 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Milan's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Milan.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Milan (2024).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data