Milani
Milani was the 288th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,063 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 235th with 1,299 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 379 places. More babies were named Milani in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it mih-LAH-nee /mɪˈlɑni/
- Rank in 2025
- #288 girls, unchanged since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,063girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20221,299 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,656babies recorded
What does the name Milani mean?
Milani is a modern American given name. Wiktionary lists it as a female given name without an etymology. It matches an Italian surname meaning "from Milan", and it may also have been formed from Mila or Milan with a fashionable -ani ending, but no source consulted documents how the first name arose, so no meaning is given here.
How sure is this? Not documented. Origin of the given name not documented.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Milani', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Milani popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 10 since 2021.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #288 | 1,063 |
| 2020 | #288 | 1,106 |
| 2010 | #1,416 | 162 |
| 2000 | #5,866 | 19 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Milani, counting every spelling?
Milani is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #279 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #288 for Milani on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,201 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milani | 1,063 | #288 | 5,710 |
| Mylani | 70 | #2,528 | 247 |
| Milanni | 18 | #6,475 | 103 |
| Milany | 23 | #5,507 | 97 |
| Milanie | 12 | #8,694 | 82 |
| Millani | 10 | #9,890 | 53 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Milani?
1,063 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Milani (0.29 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Milani born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 8 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Milani.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Milani?
About 11,600 people born in the US named Milani are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 9. That makes Milani a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Milani by state
How common Milani was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Rhode Island (4.4×), Delaware (2.9×), District of Columbia (2.8×), Louisiana (2.4×), Georgia (2.2×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Utah, Nebraska, West Virginia.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Milani: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Milani, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Milani · Sibling names for Milani
Questions about the name Milani
How popular is the name Milani?
Milani was the 288th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,063 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 235th with 1,299 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 379 places. More babies were named Milani in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Milani a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Milani in the US.
Where is Milani most popular?
In 2021–2025, Milani was most common in Rhode Island (3.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by Delaware and District of Columbia.