Unisex name
Milan
3,935 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2022. Expression number: 22.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English Milane, Melan, etc., from Old English Mæġelan, Megelan, Mediolana burg, etc. under influence from early forms of French Milan, from Medieval Latin Mediolāna etc., from Latin Mediolānum, q.v. As American settlements, typically after the Italian city. Doublet of Milano.From Wiktionary, entry “Milan”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2022: 286 births. 3,935 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It is given to girls (21%) as well as boys (79%). It is still given: 1,234 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2023: 1,977 births. 28,165 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It is given to girls (34%) as well as boys (66%). It really came into use around 1912. It is still given: 8,488 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2025: 24 births. 231 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It is given to girls (6%) as well as boys (94%). It really came into use around 2025. It is still given: 89 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 15,295 | 1900–2025 | 73rd in 2016 |
| Argentina | 3,415 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Quebec | 3,221 | 1980–2025 | 26th in 2019 |
| Switzerland | 3,026* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 1,569 | 2012–2023 | 23rd in 2022 |
| Belgium | 1,032 | 2014–2023 | — |
| Austria | 939 | 1984–2025 | 78th in 2024 |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
22
the large-scale builder (master number)
4 + 9 + 3 + 1 + 5 = 22
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
9 + 1 = 10 → 1
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
4 + 3 + 5 = 12 → 3
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.