Milan

Milan is a name that travels. In Slavic tradition it comes from mil — grace, favor, dear — and has been given to sons across Serbia, Czechia, and Slovakia for centuries. To American ears, it also carries the Italian city: cathedral spires, wool suiting, the hush of an opera house before the curtain lifts. Shakira and Gerard Piqué chose it for their firstborn in 2013, nudging the name onto U.S. charts soon after. It now reads as comfortably unisex, though still more common for boys. Two syllables with an easy, elegant arc — international, unpretentious, and quietly chic.