Milo

#5,722 for girls in 2025, 21 births · #119 for boys in 2025, 2,974 births
Given to boys 98.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
2025 · 2,974 births
Debut · boys
26 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
43,847
since 1880

Milo over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Milo has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201922boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,72221#1192,974
2024#5,44323#1203,001
2023#4,19134#1212,971
2022#3,36547#1203,115
2021#3,93537#1272,918
2020#4,45330#1342,768
2019#3,66541#1622,442
2018#4,23733#1782,200
2017#4,92227#2241,705
2016#5,13026#2481,510
2015#8,44713#2881,284
2014#9,51711#3111,120
2013#6,72918#3121,098
2012#9,71111#325971
2011#9,15012#358838
2010#9,79011#423655
2009#10,67910#450618
2008#10,08411#444633
2007—#539476
2006#15,1526#673338
2005—#720282
2004—#767236
2003—#791220
2002—#807212
2001—#981156
2000—#1,107127
1999—#1,43681
1998—#1,224100
1997—#1,35082
1996—#1,65558
1995—#1,68253
1994—#1,73451
1993—#1,87544
1992—#1,75048
1991—#1,54556
1990—#1,19783
1989—#1,39861
1988—#1,67142
1987—#1,48448
1986—#1,56542
1985—#1,33352
1984—#1,24055
1983—#1,22256
1982—#1,15063
1981—#1,30950
1980—#1,41045
1979—#1,13762
1978—#1,18656
1977—#1,15857
1976—#1,05063
1975—#1,20849
1974#8,7755#1,22946
1973—#1,01463
1972—#1,10754
1971—#1,05759
1970#7,9955#1,11754
1969—#1,16845
1968—#1,18341
1967—#1,03050
1966—#1,10045
1965—#98656
1964—#96762
1963—#1,00557
1962—#1,05652
1961—#99061
1960—#1,05853
1959—#91470
1958—#90769
1957—#86176
1956—#80985
1955—#700109
1954—#73297
1953—#78682
1952—#72195
1951—#682104
1950—#69198
1949#5,2445#72989
1948—#669102
1947—#73288
1946—#67691
1945#4,5565#65086
1944—#71276
1943—#611107
1942—#76071
1941—#62494
1940—#591100
1939—#64285
1938—#60995
1937—#552111
1936—#514120
1935—#59395
1934—#513128
1933—#504124
1932—#524123
1931—#507128
1930—#476156
1929—#489144
1928—#485157
1927—#495151
1926—#528131
1925#4,9735#483157
1924#4,4346#485163
1923#4,3766#465174
1922—#431196
1921#4,0237#435197
1920—#399217
1919—#419196
1918—#432185
1917—#407193
1916—#399193
1915—#400180
1914—#390149
1913—#408112
1912—#39395
1911—#43245
1910—#51230
1909—#43633
1908—#46328
1907—#37536
1906—#39430
1905—#54918
1904—#46621
1903—#43022
1902—#41524
1901—#35327
1900—#49022
1899—#40221
1898—#41822
1897—#42220
1896—#33831
1895—#47618
1894—#36725
1893—#40120
1892—#31235
1891—#44116
1890—#43417
1889—#44617
1888—#41620
1887—#34023
1886—#34824
1885—#38821
1884—#37522
1883—#38120
1882—#33227
1881—#38919
1880—#33426
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Milo was already there! It came in at #334, and was given to 26 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1883–1891, when fewer than 25 boys a year got the name.

Where Milo is popular in 1922

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedNHWashington: #217 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,936 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #147 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 781 boysNDMinnesota: #122 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 723 boysMNIllinois: #347 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,549 boysILWisconsin: #220 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,941 boysWIMichigan: #257 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,888 boysMINew York: #610 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 18,575 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #153 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 776 boysSDIowa: #153 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 952 boysIAIndiana: #284 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,542 boysINOhio: #353 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,248 boysOHPennsylvania: #569 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 17,395 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #418 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,014 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedCONebraska: #205 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,502 boysNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedNMKansas: #225 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,751 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #380 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,685 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Milo, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#122 · 1 in 723
  2. North Dakota#147 · 1 in 781
  3. South Dakota#153 · 1 in 776
  4. Iowa#153 · 1 in 952
  5. Nebraska#205 · 1 in 1,502

Best ever in a state: #24 in Utah, 2022.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#122311 in 723
North Dakota#14781 in 781
Iowa#153221 in 952
South Dakota#15381 in 776
Nebraska#20581 in 1,502
Washington#21751 in 1,936
Wisconsin#220121 in 1,941
Kansas#22591 in 1,751
Michigan#257121 in 2,888
Indiana#28471 in 3,542
Illinois#347101 in 5,549
Ohio#35381 in 6,248
Oklahoma#38061 in 3,685
California#41861 in 5,014
Pennsylvania#56951 in 17,395
New York#61051 in 18,575
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Milo
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1 spot since 2024 (#120 → #119)
  • 15 spots since 2020 (#134 → #119)
  • 169 spots since 2015 (#288 → #119)
  • Biggest jump: 174 spots in 2002 (#981 → #807)
  • Biggest drop: 144 spots in 1960 (#914 → #1,058)
Rise & fade · boys
145 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2025 at #119 (2,974 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 108 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1880–1959
Share of babies · boys
1 in 561
  • Highest: 1 in 561 boys born in 2022 were named Milo (0.18%)
  • Latest: 1 in 574 boys born in 2025 (0.17%)
  • Its best rank, #119 in 2025, was only 1 in 574 (0.17%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 40.5% of all boys named Milo (17,747) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s219#332 (1882)#375
1890s225#312 (1892)#401
1900s261#353 (1901)#437
1910s1,378#390 (1914)#419
1920s1,687#399 (1920)#470
1930s1,165#476 (1930)#543
1940s904#591 (1940)#675
1950s885#682 (1951)#780
1960s522#967 (1964)#1,054
1970s563#1,014 (1973)#1,126
1980s514#1,150 (1982)#1,378
1990s656#1,197 (1990)#1,545
2000s3,298#444 (2008)#728
2010s13,823#162 (2019)#283
2020s17,747#119 (2025)#124

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Milo in 1922

boys
#431
196 births · 1 in 5,552 boys

Top boys' names in 1922

  1. #1John57,280
  2. #2Robert53,796
  3. #3William51,111
  4. #4James49,802
  5. #5Charles28,839
  6. #6George27,350
  7. #7Joseph25,699
  8. #8Edward20,419
  9. #9Richard17,537
  10. #10Frank16,013
  11. #431Milo196
More about 1922

boys

1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 5,552 of them was named Milo, which outranked 91.3% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Milo
  1. #426Vance199
  2. #429Booker198
  3. #430Spencer197
  4. #431Milo196
  5. #431Lenard196
  6. #433Gabriel194
  7. #433Ulysses194
  8. #433Wilton194

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 520Desmond#1,360 → #840
  2. ↑ 504Gorden#1,226 → #722
  3. ↑ 418Jackie#1,140 → #722
  4. ↑ 417Daryl#843 → #426
  5. ↑ 361Brown#1,360 → #999
Fallers
  1. ↓ 600Adolf#991 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 508Nello#962 → #1,470
  3. ↓ 439Newman#843 → #1,282
  4. ↓ 394Marcos#939 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Porfirio#939 → #1,282

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1922 →