How rare is the name Milani?

3,773 people in the United States have the first name Milani, about 1 in 80,051. It ranks #4,791 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

MILANI

#4,791

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
3,773
About
1 in 80,051
This common or more
84.5%
Who bears it

Of the 3,773 people named Milani, 40.9% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 34.7% as Black and 10.2% as two or more races. Virtually all are female (99.6%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Milani peaked in 2022, when 1,299 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19912025
Peak year
2022
Births that year
1,299
In 2025*
1,063 ▼18%
Recorded as
almost entirely female

At least 11,656 babies have been given the name since 1991. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Milani by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #585. The largest share of babies named Milani, 88.8%, were born in 2013 or later.

1990s#17,04062
2000s#4,675612
2010s#1,3054,156
2020s#5856,826
Millennials 1981–960.2%
Generation Z 1997–1211%
2013 and later88.8%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Milani is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Milani has been most common in Florida (2.7×), Nevada (2.5×), and Arizona (2.2×), and least common in Iowa (0.25×).

10,693 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Exactly as common as Milani

1 other first name also has 3,773 people.

#4,791 Samer · 3,773

Either side of Milani

#4,789 Julieann · 3,775#4,790 Gaige · 3,774#4,791 Samer · 3,773#4,793 Hershel · 3,772

Spelled almost the same

6 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Milani, most common first.

#1,752 Milan · 17,228#3,862 Milana · 5,092#6,853 Milania · 2,292#25,276 Miliani · 376#37,394 Milanie · 209#40,470 Milano · 184

Also a last name

As a last name, Milani ranks #16,586 of 156,621, with 1,680 people. See Milani as a last name

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