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
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 2,974 births
- Debut · boys
- 26 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 43,847since 1880
Milo over time
Rank among boys' names. Milo has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,722 | 21 | #119 | 2,974 |
| 2024 | #5,443 | 23 | #120 | 3,001 |
| 2023 | #4,191 | 34 | #121 | 2,971 |
| 2022 | #3,365 | 47 | #120 | 3,115 |
| 2021 | #3,935 | 37 | #127 | 2,918 |
| 2020 | #4,453 | 30 | #134 | 2,768 |
| 2019 | #3,665 | 41 | #162 | 2,442 |
| 2018 | #4,237 | 33 | #178 | 2,200 |
| 2017 | #4,922 | 27 | #224 | 1,705 |
| 2016 | #5,130 | 26 | #248 | 1,510 |
| 2015 | #8,447 | 13 | #288 | 1,284 |
| 2014 | #9,517 | 11 | #311 | 1,120 |
| 2013 | #6,729 | 18 | #312 | 1,098 |
| 2012 | #9,711 | 11 | #325 | 971 |
| 2011 | #9,150 | 12 | #358 | 838 |
| 2010 | #9,790 | 11 | #423 | 655 |
| 2009 | #10,679 | 10 | #450 | 618 |
| 2008 | #10,084 | 11 | #444 | 633 |
| 2007 | — | #539 | 476 | |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | #673 | 338 |
| 2005 | — | #720 | 282 | |
| 2004 | — | #767 | 236 | |
| 2003 | — | #791 | 220 | |
| 2002 | — | #807 | 212 | |
| 2001 | — | #981 | 156 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,107 | 127 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,436 | 81 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,224 | 100 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,350 | 82 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,655 | 58 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,682 | 53 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,734 | 51 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,875 | 44 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,750 | 48 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,545 | 56 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,197 | 83 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,398 | 61 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,671 | 42 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,484 | 48 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,565 | 42 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,333 | 52 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,240 | 55 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,222 | 56 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,150 | 63 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,309 | 50 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,410 | 45 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,137 | 62 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,186 | 56 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,158 | 57 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,050 | 63 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,208 | 49 | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #1,229 | 46 |
| 1973 | — | #1,014 | 63 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,107 | 54 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,057 | 59 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #1,117 | 54 |
| 1969 | — | #1,168 | 45 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,183 | 41 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,030 | 50 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,100 | 45 | |
| 1965 | — | #986 | 56 | |
| 1964 | — | #967 | 62 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,005 | 57 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,056 | 52 | |
| 1961 | — | #990 | 61 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,058 | 53 | |
| 1959 | — | #914 | 70 | |
| 1958 | — | #907 | 69 | |
| 1957 | — | #861 | 76 | |
| 1956 | — | #809 | 85 | |
| 1955 | — | #700 | 109 | |
| 1954 | — | #732 | 97 | |
| 1953 | — | #786 | 82 | |
| 1952 | — | #721 | 95 | |
| 1951 | — | #682 | 104 | |
| 1950 | — | #691 | 98 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #729 | 89 |
| 1948 | — | #669 | 102 | |
| 1947 | — | #732 | 88 | |
| 1946 | — | #676 | 91 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #650 | 86 |
| 1944 | — | #712 | 76 | |
| 1943 | — | #611 | 107 | |
| 1942 | — | #760 | 71 | |
| 1941 | — | #624 | 94 | |
| 1940 | — | #591 | 100 | |
| 1939 | — | #642 | 85 | |
| 1938 | — | #609 | 95 | |
| 1937 | — | #552 | 111 | |
| 1936 | — | #514 | 120 | |
| 1935 | — | #593 | 95 | |
| 1934 | — | #513 | 128 | |
| 1933 | — | #504 | 124 | |
| 1932 | — | #524 | 123 | |
| 1931 | — | #507 | 128 | |
| 1930 | — | #476 | 156 | |
| 1929 | — | #489 | 144 | |
| 1928 | — | #485 | 157 | |
| 1927 | — | #495 | 151 | |
| 1926 | — | #528 | 131 | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #483 | 157 |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #485 | 163 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #465 | 174 |
| 1922 | — | #431 | 196 | |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #435 | 197 |
| 1920 | — | #399 | 217 | |
| 1919 | — | #419 | 196 | |
| 1918 | — | #432 | 185 | |
| 1917 | — | #407 | 193 | |
| 1916 | — | #399 | 193 | |
| 1915 | — | #400 | 180 | |
| 1914 | — | #390 | 149 | |
| 1913 | — | #408 | 112 | |
| 1912 | — | #393 | 95 | |
| 1911 | — | #432 | 45 | |
| 1910 | — | #512 | 30 | |
| 1909 | — | #436 | 33 | |
| 1908 | — | #463 | 28 | |
| 1907 | — | #375 | 36 | |
| 1906 | — | #394 | 30 | |
| 1905 | — | #549 | 18 | |
| 1904 | — | #466 | 21 | |
| 1903 | — | #430 | 22 | |
| 1902 | — | #415 | 24 | |
| 1901 | — | #353 | 27 | |
| 1900 | — | #490 | 22 | |
| 1899 | — | #402 | 21 | |
| 1898 | — | #418 | 22 | |
| 1897 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1896 | — | #338 | 31 | |
| 1895 | — | #476 | 18 | |
| 1894 | — | #367 | 25 | |
| 1893 | — | #401 | 20 | |
| 1892 | — | #312 | 35 | |
| 1891 | — | #441 | 16 | |
| 1890 | — | #434 | 17 | |
| 1889 | — | #446 | 17 | |
| 1888 | — | #416 | 20 | |
| 1887 | — | #340 | 23 | |
| 1886 | — | #348 | 24 | |
| 1885 | — | #388 | 21 | |
| 1884 | — | #375 | 22 | |
| 1883 | — | #381 | 20 | |
| 1882 | — | #332 | 27 | |
| 1881 | — | #389 | 19 | |
| 1880 | — | #334 | 26 | |
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 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#76 · 1 in 323
- Oregon#109 · 1 in 408
- Vermont#111 · 1 in 276
- South Dakota#118 · 1 in 372
- Minnesota#128 · 1 in 491
Best ever in a state: #24 in Utah, 2022.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #76 | 65 | 1 in 323 |
| Oregon | #109 | 45 | 1 in 408 |
| Vermont | #111 | 6 | 1 in 276 |
| South Dakota | #118 | 11 | 1 in 372 |
| Minnesota | #128 | 57 | 1 in 491 |
| Washington | #139 | 63 | 1 in 588 |
| North Dakota | #141 | 10 | 1 in 412 |
| Delaware | #155 | 7 | 1 in 508 |
| Colorado | #157 | 47 | 1 in 586 |
| Nebraska | #173 | 16 | 1 in 622 |
| Hawaii | #182 | 8 | 1 in 573 |
| District of Columbia | #183 | 7 | 1 in 639 |
| Missouri | #183 | 43 | 1 in 735 |
| Maine | #186 | 7 | 1 in 649 |
| Iowa | #189 | 22 | 1 in 692 |
| Massachusetts | #193 | 33 | 1 in 892 |
| New Hampshire | #201 | 6 | 1 in 772 |
| Michigan | #202 | 54 | 1 in 884 |
| Ohio | #203 | 68 | 1 in 872 |
| Indiana | #216 | 39 | 1 in 912 |
| Illinois | #220 | 66 | 1 in 972 |
| Wisconsin | #227 | 29 | 1 in 928 |
| Arizona | #235 | 37 | 1 in 974 |
| Pennsylvania | #245 | 52 | 1 in 1,139 |
| Kansas | #251 | 16 | 1 in 979 |
| Montana | #253 | 5 | 1 in 787 |
| Idaho | #255 | 9 | 1 in 894 |
| California | #259 | 187 | 1 in 1,196 |
| Oklahoma | #259 | 21 | 1 in 965 |
| Connecticut | #267 | 10 | 1 in 1,410 |
| New York | #270 | 74 | 1 in 1,351 |
| Arkansas | #274 | 14 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Virginia | #282 | 31 | 1 in 1,342 |
| Maryland | #286 | 20 | 1 in 1,378 |
| New Jersey | #297 | 28 | 1 in 1,483 |
| North Carolina | #320 | 33 | 1 in 1,575 |
| West Virginia | #324 | 5 | 1 in 1,563 |
| Tennessee | #340 | 23 | 1 in 1,574 |
| Texas | #352 | 103 | 1 in 1,798 |
| Florida | #359 | 51 | 1 in 1,920 |
| Nevada | #372 | 8 | 1 in 1,681 |
| New Mexico | #375 | 5 | 1 in 1,676 |
| Kentucky | #390 | 11 | 1 in 1,983 |
| Louisiana | #402 | 13 | 1 in 1,889 |
| Georgia | #437 | 22 | 1 in 2,444 |
| South Carolina | #463 | 8 | 1 in 2,650 |
| Mississippi | #529 | 5 | 1 in 2,687 |
| Alabama | #702 | 5 | 1 in 4,620 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #119 (2,974 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1880–1959
- 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
- 40.5% of all boys named Milo (17,747) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 219 | #332 (1882) | #375 |
| 1890s | 225 | #312 (1892) | #401 |
| 1900s | 261 | #353 (1901) | #437 |
| 1910s | 1,378 | #390 (1914) | #419 |
| 1920s | 1,687 | #399 (1920) | #470 |
| 1930s | 1,165 | #476 (1930) | #543 |
| 1940s | 904 | #591 (1940) | #675 |
| 1950s | 885 | #682 (1951) | #780 |
| 1960s | 522 | #967 (1964) | #1,054 |
| 1970s | 563 | #1,014 (1973) | #1,126 |
| 1980s | 514 | #1,150 (1982) | #1,378 |
| 1990s | 656 | #1,197 (1990) | #1,545 |
| 2000s | 3,298 | #444 (2008) | #728 |
| 2010s | 13,823 | #162 (2019) | #283 |
| 2020s | 17,747 | #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 2016
Top girls' names in 2016
Top boys' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 68,155 of them was named Milo, which outranked 72.8% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,990Yaneth27
- #4,990Zamari27
- #4,990Zuriel27
- #5,130Milo26
- #5,130Aitanna26
- #5,130Ajah26
- #5,130Akemi26
- #5,284Aamira25
- #5,284Aarvi25
- #5,284Abbigayle25
Tied with 153 names at #5,130; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 1,257 of them was named Milo, which outranked 98.3% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.