Imenko logo
Imenko

Find the perfect name, together

Blog
Home

Milan

Male#33 most common in Croatia17,348 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Dear, gracious
Origin:
Slavic

About the name Milan

Slavic name derived from the root 'mil' (dear, gracious).

Name day and nicknames

Nicknames:
Mile, Milo

Popularity with newborns

Milan has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.

People with this name in Croatia

17,348 people in Croatia are called Milan, according to the 2021 census. That is #33 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Milan is recorded in every Croatian county.

Characteristics

SlavicPopular

Notable people called Milan

  • Milan BegovićCroatian writer and playwright

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.