MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Milan mean?
Milan uses the Sanskrit noun milana, a meeting or coming together. In Hindi and Bengali, the word can describe reunion and the joining of loved ones, preserving its association with human connection.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
मिलन
Conventional spelling
Bengali
মিলন
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
മിലൻ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Milan in Indian usage
32,982 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 14,049 records (42.6%).
- Recorded as male: 18,933 records (57.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 334 |
| 1940s | 1,230 |
| 1950s | 2,557 |
| 1960s | 4,506 |
| 1970s | 6,752 |
| 1980s | 9,005 |
| 1990s | 8,431 |
| Other decades | 167 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 7,059 |
| Tripura | 5,133 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4,750 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3,581 |
| Jharkhand | 3,478 |
| Assam | 3,186 |
| Goa | 1,034 |
| Delhi | 722 |
| Rajasthan | 719 |
| Kerala | 496 |
| Sikkim | 455 |
| Haryana | 446 |
| Odisha | 387 |
| Uttarakhand | 351 |
| Punjab | 333 |
| Meghalaya | 157 |
| Manipur | 115 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 114 |
| Other states | 466 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Milan / M | 169 | 269 |
| England & Wales | Milan / F | 39 | 894 |
| Scotland | Milan / M | 11 | 316 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Milan; Table_6, C274 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Milan; Table_6, C274
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Milan; Table_6, C922 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Milan; Table_6, C922
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Milan; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Milan; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Monier-Williams, milana, p. 817,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.