Milan

“Dear, kind, pleasant (Slavic)” — Slavic origin

Boy's name · #242 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Milan is near its high-water mark: it reached #230 in 2023 and still ranked #242 in 2025. About 19,000 boys have carried it since 1885. About 75% of babies named Milan in recent years have been boys.

Around the world: #3 in Hungary (2025) · #13 in Netherlands (2025) · #19 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #37 in Poland (2025) · #52 in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Milans

Milan Kundera — Franco-Czechoslovak poet and novelist (1929—2023)
Milan Baroš — Czech association football player
Milan Kučan — First President of Slovenia (1991–2002)
Milan Badelj — Croatian association football player
Milan Škriniar — Slovak association football player

In stories & tradition

Milan Alberts — Goede tijden, slechte tijden
Milan — Earth-616
Milan Stage Manager — Kinky Boots

What Milans become

Among 3,677 notable people named Milan:

Medical professionals appear 1.49× more often than among typical names — e.g. Milan Amruš, Croatian physician, lawyer and politician (1848-1919).

Similar names: Mylan · Damir · Milo · Nikola · Ivan · Mikhail

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