Recorded 1916–2019 Boys' name Peak 1918 28 births

Milner — boys' name

28 babies named Milner in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

28 boys have been named Milner since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2019.

28
total births
1916–2019
years on record
1920s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Milner was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

6 babies were named Milner in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Milner

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Milner between 1916 and 2019, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Milner currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Milner performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Milner shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Milner in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Milner at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

28

Since 1916

104 years of records

Peak year

1918

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1916

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2019

Milner popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1916

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1918)
6
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
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Milner by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
12 births that decade — 43% of Milner's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Milner?
28 babies have been named Milner since 1916. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1918 with 6 births.
When was Milner most popular?
Milner was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Milner been used?
Milner has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 104 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Milner?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Miles, Milton, Milo, Milan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.