Fun Facts About the Name Miliani
- 637 babies named Miliani: U.S. records list 637 babies given the name Miliani from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Miliani Mean?
Miliani is an Italian family name whose meaning is not securely documented. Italian surnames of this shape, ending in -i, generally started as household identifiers rather than as words with a dictionary sense: either a patronymic (marking someone as the son or descendant of a man with a given name) or a label tied to a place. The particular personal name or place that lies behind Miliani has not been established, so its original sense remains uncertain.
A similar-looking Hawaiian name, Mililani, is built from mili ("to caress, stroke") and lani ("sky, heaven, chief"), but that is a separate name with its own Hawaiian components and does not account for Miliani.
Miliani Name History & Origins
Miliani is found mainly in Italy, where surnames ending in -i are common in the central and northern regions. Its best-documented bearers are the Miliani family of Fabriano, in the Marche, who were papermakers: Pietro Miliani took over the Fabriano paper mill in the 1780s, and the firm he built continued as one of Italy's long-established paper manufacturers. That record shows the name in documented use from the late eighteenth century onward, but it does not reveal what the name originally meant.
The name also appears occasionally as a first name, though it is not widely used. It should not be confused with the Hawaiian name Mililani, which comes from Hawaiian words and has a separate history.
How Popular is the Name Miliani?
Miliani has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2008. Its best rank was #4,015 in 2022.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,184 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 2024 | #4,612 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 2023 | #5,886 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #4,015 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 2021 | #5,049 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2020 | #4,619 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2019 | #5,123 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #5,729 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2017 | #5,966 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #5,554 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2015 | #4,276 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2014 | #5,123 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #4,981 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2012 | #6,504 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #4,531 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2010 | #5,737 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #4,164 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2008 | #4,245 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2007 | #4,903 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2006 | #4,912 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #6,460 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #9,696 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #9,498 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #6,939 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #14,756 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #9,658 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #15,776 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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