Milian
Meaning and origin
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Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Milian has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2017. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2007 | 16 |
| 2008 | 25 |
| 2009 | 30 |
| 2010 | 30 |
| 2011 | 49 |
| 2012 | 54 |
| 2013 | 75 |
| 2014 | 80 |
| 2015 | 108 |
| 2016 | 133 |
| 2017 | 139 |
| 2018 | 135 |
| 2019 | 113 |
| 2020 | 113 |
| 2021 | 90 |
| 2022 | 68 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2005 | 15 |
| 2006 | 28 |
| 2007 | 45 |
| 2008 | 70 |
| 2009 | 101 |
| 2010 | 132 |
| 2011 | 179 |
| 2012 | 234 |
| 2013 | 306 |
| 2014 | 390 |
| 2015 | 498 |
| 2016 | 629 |
| 2017 | 772 |
| 2018 | 906 |
| 2019 | 1,021 |
| 2020 | 1,142 |
Milian in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Milian.Hi! My name is Milian.
- Milian ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Milian called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Milian kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Milian is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Milians mamma är lärare.Milian's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Milians mamma is Milian's mum.
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Questions about Milian
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How popular is Milian in Sweden?
68 babies were named Milian in 2022. In 2020, 1,142 people in Sweden had Milian as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2017 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.