Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Milani

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #288 Trend ↑ Rising 28%
Rank 2025
#288
among girls · ↓10 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,063
named Milani · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,512
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
1,299 babies
All-time total
11,656
#1,520 all-time among girls
First recorded
1991
in Social Security records

Milani popularity over time

11,656 babies have been named Milani since 1991, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 62 – 62 6 – #7,401
2000s 612 – 612 61 +887% #1,818
2010s 4,156 – 4,156 416 +579% #360
2020s (to 2025) 6,816 10 6,826 1,138 +174% #235

Where Milani is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,118 0.70 #277
2027 1,167 0.73 #269
2028 1,210 0.75 #255
2029 1,248 0.78 #248
2030 1,281 0.80 #244

Where Milani is most popular

Girls named Milani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.704 per 1,000. Strongest in Rhode Island, Delaware, and District of Columbia.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Milani born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Rhode Island 39 3.11 +343%
Delaware 23 2.03 +188%
District of Columbia 23 1.94 +176%
Louisiana 147 1.68 +139%
Georgia 352 1.55 +120%
Mississippi 67 1.43 +103%
Connecticut 81 1.39 +98%
Maryland 132 1.25 +77%
Alabama 116 1.24 +76%
New Mexico 29 1.19 +69%
Nevada 55 1.18 +68%
Illinois 269 1.18 +67%
New Jersey 209 1.16 +65%
South Carolina 100 1.11 +58%
North Carolina 251 1.10 +57%
Florida 461 1.08 +53%
Arizona 135 0.962 +37%
Pennsylvania 221 0.935 +33%
Ohio 214 0.902 +28%
New York 355 0.896 +27%
Virginia 149 0.874 +24%
Texas 665 0.827 +17%
Michigan 149 0.818 +16%
Missouri 94 0.780 +11%
Wisconsin 80 0.777 +10%
Massachusetts 89 0.736 +5%
Kansas 42 0.728 ≈ national
Indiana 96 0.684 ≈ national
Oklahoma 49 0.666 -5%
California 490 0.583 -17%
Tennessee 92 0.581 -17%
Kentucky 46 0.538 -24%
Iowa 31 0.531 -25%
Colorado 58 0.520 -26%
Arkansas 27 0.511 -27%
Oregon 30 0.461 -35%
Washington 63 0.436 -38%
Minnesota 42 0.389 -45%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 -62%
West Virginia 5 0.191 -73%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -80%
Utah 5 0.060 -91%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Milani

Milani is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #288 in 2025 with 1,063 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1991, 11,656 American babies have been named Milani. Its peak came in 2022, when 1,299 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Milani stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Milani?

The median living Milani is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 8. An estimated 12 thousand people named Milani are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Milani year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,063 #288 – –
2024 1,141 #278 5 #13,573
2023 1,155 #271 – –
2022 1,299 #235 – –
2021 1,052 #303 5 #13,429
2020 1,106 #288 – –
2019 876 #360 – –
2018 722 #445 – –
2017 539 #563 – –
2016 454 #648 – –
2015 429 #667 – –
2014 279 #960 – –
2013 227 #1,089 – –
2012 225 #1,102 – –
2011 243 #1,028 – –
2010 162 #1,416 – –
2009 119 #1,818 – –
2008 89 #2,228 – –
2007 105 #1,967 – –
2006 96 #2,060 – –
2005 71 #2,475 – –
2004 47 #3,248 – –
2003 22 #5,548 – –
2002 26 #4,715 – –
2001 18 #6,232 – –
2000 19 #5,866 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Milani, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Milani?

The median living Milani is about 5 years old. Half of all living Milanis are between 2 and 8 years old.

How many people named Milani are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Milani are alive in the United States, based on 11,656 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Milani in 2025?

Milani ranked #288 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,063 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Milani?

11,656 babies have been named Milani in the United States since 1991, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Milani most popular?

Milani peaked in 2022, when 1,299 newborns received the name.

Is Milani a boy or girl name?

Milani is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Milani rising or falling?

Milani is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Milani become more popular?

Milani is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,281 girls named Milani in 2030, which would rank around #244. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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