Boys' name · since 1912
Milledge
264 babies named Milledge in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,354 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 264
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
264 boys have been named Milledge since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Milledge has 264 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1973.
- #11,354 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 264 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milledge ranks #11,354 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 264 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,354 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 264
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Milledge's 264 recorded births place it above 75.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Milledge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Milledge's SSA record in two at 1934 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1943 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Milledge popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1973
- Peak year (1943)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Milledge by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (65 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Milledge's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Milledge births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
50 births
- 1920s
1920s
65 births
- 1930s
1930s
31 births
- 1940s
1940s
64 births
- 1950s
1950s
41 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 65 births (25% of all-time use).
Milledge by state
Where Milledge concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 16 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.9% |
16 of 264 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Milledge's data
- Milledge's decade-level peak was the 1920s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Milledges (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Milledge: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1912–1973 (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 Milledge 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.