Is Milan a boy or girl name?
Milan is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 401 girls and 1,552 boys were named Milan, so 20.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 34.9% of the 26,373 US babies named Milan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #231
- Girl rank, 2024
- #700
- Babies named Milan since 1885
- 26,373
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 1,974 babies
Boys and girls named Milan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 479 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 881 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 617 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 529 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 537 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 432 | 8 | 1.8% |
| 1970s | 451 | 12 | 2.6% |
| 1980s | 439 | 153 | 25.8% |
| 1990s | 831 | 727 | 46.7% |
| 2000s | 1,248 | 1,942 | 60.9% |
| 2010s | 5,071 | 4,136 | 44.9% |
| 2020s | 5,630 | 2,215 | 28.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,552 | #231 | 401 | #700 |
| 2023 | 1,521 | #230 | 453 | #647 |
| 2022 | 1,037 | #326 | 448 | #662 |
| 2021 | 830 | #389 | 456 | #655 |
| 2020 | 690 | #431 | 457 | #635 |
| 2019 | 663 | #451 | 397 | #720 |
| 2018 | 662 | #452 | 379 | #737 |
| 2017 | 651 | #465 | 381 | #742 |
| 2016 | 687 | #451 | 379 | #753 |
| 2015 | 724 | #426 | 408 | #700 |
| 2014 | 753 | #413 | 425 | #671 |
| 2013 | 486 | #547 | 479 | #596 |
| 2012 | 153 | #1,185 | 382 | #727 |
| 2011 | 149 | #1,191 | 471 | #615 |
| 2010 | 143 | #1,238 | 435 | #667 |
| 2009 | 153 | #1,184 | 360 | #788 |
| 2008 | 163 | #1,127 | 239 | #1,089 |
| 2007 | 143 | #1,236 | 258 | #1,025 |
| 2006 | 118 | #1,373 | 212 | #1,154 |
| 2005 | 118 | #1,300 | 212 | #1,119 |
| 2004 | 122 | #1,243 | 192 | #1,173 |
| 2003 | 109 | #1,294 | 139 | #1,430 |
| 2002 | 98 | #1,354 | 130 | #1,479 |
| 2001 | 108 | #1,238 | 107 | #1,696 |
| 2000 | 116 | #1,183 | 93 | #1,850 |
| 1999 | 87 | #1,371 | 90 | #1,781 |
| 1998 | 118 | #1,094 | 142 | #1,277 |
| 1997 | 119 | #1,071 | 128 | #1,350 |
| 1996 | 91 | #1,234 | 90 | #1,699 |
| 1995 | 77 | #1,346 | 57 | #2,330 |
| 1994 | 82 | #1,293 | 54 | #2,398 |
| 1993 | 69 | #1,403 | 56 | #2,312 |
| 1992 | 61 | #1,500 | 44 | #2,759 |
| 1991 | 58 | #1,521 | 33 | #3,344 |
| 1990 | 69 | #1,347 | 33 | #3,334 |
| 1989 | 67 | #1,345 | 36 | #3,021 |
| 1988 | 51 | #1,496 | 27 | #3,546 |
| 1987 | 31 | #2,007 | 19 | #4,417 |
| 1986 | 46 | #1,484 | 23 | #3,723 |
| 1985 | 44 | #1,520 | 18 | #4,388 |
| 1984 | 32 | #1,791 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1983 | 42 | #1,486 | 11 | #6,071 |
| 1982 | 43 | #1,477 | 8 | #7,947 |
| 1981 | 35 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 48 | #1,369 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 66 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 61 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 38 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 36 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 39 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 46 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 32 | #1,533 | 7 | #7,152 |
| 1972 | 54 | #1,118 | 5 | #9,128 |
| 1971 | 39 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 40 | #1,328 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 54 | #1,059 | 8 | #5,803 |
| 1968 | 36 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 45 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 48 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 48 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 41 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 43 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 46 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 47 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 60 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 44 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 56 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 59 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 52 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 52 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 56 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 51 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 60 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 54 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 56 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 51 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 44 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 52 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 39 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 53 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 71 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 58 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 51 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 52 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 61 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 63 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 72 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 41 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 55 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 64 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 63 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 74 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 72 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 77 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 84 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 80 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 107 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 79 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 82 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 99 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 90 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 96 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 87 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 75 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 77 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 66 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 79 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 66 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 33 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 34 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 30 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,620 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,361 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #899 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Milan reached #230 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #596 in 2013. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Milan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.