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Milani

/miˈlɑni/ · 100% girls · #288 in the US for girls, 2025

Milani has been given to about 11,656 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/miˈlɑni/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 11,596
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Milani per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 1,299
  • Born in 20251,063
  • All time11,656
  • England & Wales, 202531

How popular is Milani?

Milani ranks 288th among American girls in 2025, with 1,063 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 1,299 babies were given the name, ranking 235th. The typical living American called Milani is about 6 years old today. It is relatively most common in Rhode Island, where it accounts for 0.14% of births.

Names that sound like Milani

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ailani0.84
  2. Malani0.82
  3. Melani0.82
  4. Leilani0.75
  5. Imani0.75
  6. Kailani0.75
  7. Keilani0.75
  8. Tiffani0.73

Middle names for Milani

Ranked by flow score
  1. Milani Rose0.85
  2. Milani Grace0.85
  3. Milani Jane0.85
  4. Milani Louise0.85
  5. Milani June0.84
  6. Milani Claire0.84

Sibling names for Milani

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Reigneither · 1.00
  2. Esmesister · 0.99
  3. Salemeither · 0.99
  4. Crewbrother · 0.99
  5. Bayloreither · 0.99
  6. Antonellasister · 0.99

Where Milani is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Rhode Island0.14%
  2. District of Columbia0.11%
  3. Georgia0.08%
  4. Mississippi0.08%
  5. Alabama0.06%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Milani Reyes0.80
  2. Milani Nguyen0.80
  3. Milani Lee0.80
  4. Milani Hall0.80
  5. Milani Green0.80
  6. Milani Brown0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Milani

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Milani across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.