Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Milan

Gender

Male

Origin

Czech
Dear; beloved
The favored one or beloved one

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Nature
  • Place

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Milan

Pronunciation

m(i)-lan

Famous People

Czech author Milan Kundera; Son of pop star Shakira and soccer star Gerard Piqué

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #231, 1,552 births); most recent 2025 (rank #242, 1,418 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #595, 477 births); most recent 2025 (rank #751, 362 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251,418362
20241,552401
20231,521453
20221,037448
2021830456
2020690457
2019663397
2018662379
2017651381
2016687379

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #217, 234 births); most recent 2025 (rank #269, 169 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #727, 55 births); most recent 2025 (rank #894, 39 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
202516939
202421744
202322451
202223452
202116836
202013839
201914954
201813343
201714949
201614855

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #73, 953 births); most recent 2023 (rank #98, 698 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #5425, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023698–
2022825–
2021822–
2020887–
2019804–
20188013
2017831–
2016953–
2015906–
2014896–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #199, 24 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #610, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoysGirls
202524–
202419–
2023145
202213–
202114–
20206–
20198–
201883
201794
20166–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #307, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #316, 11 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #540, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #790, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoysGirls
202511–
2024123
202375
20224–
202193
20209–
20193–
20188–
2017––
20165–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #339, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
20244
20233
20224
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #162, 25 births); most recent 2023 (rank #277, 12 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #643, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
202312–
2022255
202122–
202017–
201921–
20186–
201712–
201611–
201510–
20147–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence