Milan: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “gracious; dear”
- Origin
- Slavic
- Say it
- MEE-lahn · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (35% girls, 65% boys since 1880)
Milan is a Slavic masculine name from the root mil, meaning gracious, dear, or beloved. It is also the spelling of the Italian city name, but the personal name is traditionally Slavic.
How popular is Milan?
Babies named Milan in 20241,953
2024 rank#231 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 188026,373
Milan is rising: use over the last five years is 2.2× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Milan
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Milan questions
What does the name Milan mean?
Milan means "gracious; dear". It comes from Slavic. Milan is a Slavic masculine name from the root mil, meaning gracious, dear, or beloved. It is also the spelling of the Italian city name, but the personal name is traditionally Slavic.
Is Milan a boy or girl name?
Milan is used for both: about 35% of US babies named Milan since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Milan?
1,953 US babies were named Milan in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Milan?
Milan is usually pronounced MEE-lahn.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.