Milan

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 22% girls / 78% boys

Meaning

Milan is a common Slavic male name and less commonly, a Roman name. It is derived from the Slavic element mil, with meanings kind, loving, and gracious. Milan was originally a diminutive or nickname for those whose Slavic names began with "Mil-".

From Wikipedia

Milan first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 149 babies (rank #311 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Milan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Milan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,947

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

149

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Milan

Milan Kunderashort story writer · b. 1929
Milan Barošassociation football player · b. 1981
Milan Kučanjurist · b. 1941
Milan Škriniarassociation football player · b. 1995
Milan Badeljassociation football player · b. 1989

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with M

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	32	#547
1997	29	#594
1998	31	#595
1999	47	#458
2000	44	#466
2001	39	#515
2002	43	#506
2003	57	#444
2004	75	#382
2005	72	#411
2006	69	#466
2007	58	#541
2008	86	#429
2009	60	#561
2010	77	#467
2011	84	#452
2012	79	#488
2013	97	#427
2014	149	#311
2015	141	#332
2016	148	#321