| Milan | Vladimir | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Dear, loving | Ruler of peace |
| Origin | slavic | Slavic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | MEE-lahn | VLAD-ee-meer |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1885 | 1913 |
| Peak year | 2024 (1,554) | 2016 (180) |
| In 2025 | 1,418 | 87 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Milan | Vladimir |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 7,056 | 606 |
| 2010s | 5,073 | 1,583 |
| 2000s | 1,248 | 1,369 |
| 1990s | 831 | 967 |
| 1980s | 439 | 605 |
| 1970s | 451 | 437 |
| 1960s | 432 | 166 |
| 1950s | 537 | 95 |
| 1940s | 529 | 19 |
| 1930s | 617 | 81 |
| 1920s | 881 | 152 |
| 1910s | 479 | 110 |
| 1900s | 24 | 0 |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 |
| 1880s | 6 | 0 |
A Slavic name from the element mil 'kind, dear, loving, gracious', originally a short form of longer Mil- names. (An unrelated South Asian Milan from Sanskrit milana 'union, meeting' also exists; the love sense is the Slavic one.)
Vladimir joins the Slavic for “rule” and “peace” or “great,” “famous ruler.”
Milan is more popular than Vladimir today: about 1,418 US babies were given the name Milan in 2025, compared with 87 named Vladimir.
Milan means Dear, loving (slavic origin), while Vladimir means Ruler of peace (Slavic origin).
In US records, Milan first appears in 1885 and Vladimir in 1913, so Milan has the longer recorded history.