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Milan

“Kind, loving, gracious (Slavic); also 'desire' in Persian” — Slavic; also Persian origin

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

Milan has appeared in US records since 1885 — best rank #230 (2023) · 18,608 babies named Milan all-time · 1 in 1,200 boys born in 2025.

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 3,629 notable people named Milan:

Medical professionals appear 1.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Milan Amruš, Croatian physician, lawyer and politician (1848-1919).

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