Milan is a boy's name of German origin meaning “gracious.” In 2024 it was given to 1,552 boys in the United States.
Milan belongs to the German and Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “gracious” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Milan first appears in Social Security records in 1885. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #230 in 2023, and in 2024 1,552 babies received the name — 17,180 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Milan means “gracious” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Milan is a boy name. In 2024, 1,552 babies received the name in the US.
Milan comes from the German and Scandinavian tradition.
Milan first appears in US records in 1885. Its best-ever ranking was #230 in 2023, and 1,552 babies were given the name in 2024.
Milan is pronounced /mɪˈlɑn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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