Milani: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern coinage; perhaps influenced by Milan or Melanie”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- mih-LAH-nee · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Milani is most often treated as a modern American coinage. It may have been influenced by the place name Milan, the surname Milani, or names such as Melanie; the exact source is uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Milani?
Babies named Milani in 20241,142
2024 rank#278 girls
Peak year2022
Total US babies since 188010,585
Milani is rising: use over the last five years is 5.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Milani
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
- Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
- Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
- Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
- Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Adalynnmodern blend of Ada and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Kayleemodern blend of Kay and Lee · American (modern coinage)
Milani questions
What does the name Milani mean?
Milani means "modern coinage; perhaps influenced by Milan or Melanie". It comes from American (modern coinage). Milani is most often treated as a modern American coinage. It may have been influenced by the place name Milan, the surname Milani, or names such as Melanie; the exact source is uncertain.
Is Milani a boy or girl name?
Milani is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Milani?
1,142 US babies were named Milani in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.
How do you pronounce Milani?
Milani is usually pronounced mih-LAH-nee.
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.