Boys' name · since 1913
Milam
Milam has 255 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,542 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,291 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 255
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Milam is the #8291 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 255 recorded since 1913.
Milam has 255 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8291 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #11,542 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,291 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 255 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milam ranks #11,542 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,291 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 255 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,542 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,291 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 255
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Milam's 255 recorded births place it above 74.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Milam compares
255 42nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Milam's all-time total is 31% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Milam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 255 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Milam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Milam splits its recorded history at 1985: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Milam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Milam by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (78 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Milam's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Milam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
41 births
- 1930s 29
1930s
29 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 78 births (31% of all-time use).
Milam by state
Where Milam concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 36 | 14.1% |
36 of 255 births nationwide.
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What to do with Milam's data
- Milam's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (78 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Milams (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Milam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~112 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Milam draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.