Boys' name · since 1880

Milo

Milo has 43,847 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#546 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#119 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
43,847
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade

Milo currently ranks #119 among boys' names in America, with 43,847 babies recorded since 1880.

Milo has 43,847 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #119 as of the latest data, more common than 99.1% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #546 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #119 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 43,847 born since 1880
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milo ranks #546 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #119 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 43,847 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.

#546 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#119 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
43,847
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%99.1%
Milo vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Milo's 43,847 recorded births place it above 98.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

51 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Milo compares

43,847 Top 4% higher than 96% of 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

Milo's all-time total is 119x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Milo Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 43,847 369 358,536
Peak-year births 3,115 34 22,252

Milo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Milo splits its recorded history at 1953: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1891 (16 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 3,115 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Milo popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2022)
3,115
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
01,0002,0003,0004,000 188018991918193719561975199420132025 2,974

Milo popularity over time - girls

466 total births recorded since 1921 (Milo as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 466 births
01020304050 19211945200620112015201920232025 21

Milo by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (17,747 births, 40% of the file).

2020s was Milo's strongest decade.

17,747 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Milo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17,747 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Milo compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Milo's total volume

Milo vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 406080100120140160 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -63, 4.1%-112, 3.2%-146, 1.8%-123, 3.5%-126, 2.4%-144, 3.2%-130, 2.8%-146, 3.5%-146, 1.5%-146, 2.6%-146, 1.9%-137, 1.9%-144, 3.7%-141, 8.6%-146, 2%Milo-146, 7.1%Milo
Milo vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Milo by state

Where Milo concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Milo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5,072 11.6%
#2 Texas
2,286 5.2%
#3 New York
2,125 4.8%
#4 Minnesota
1,794 4.1%
#5 Michigan
1,599 3.6%
#6 Ohio
1,599 3.6%
#7 Illinois
1,584 3.6%
#8 Florida
1,467 3.3%
California share of Milo's total US births 11.6%
Even split

5,072 of 43,847 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Milo appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Milo? ▼
Milo has been given to 43,847 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #546 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #119 of 13,930. 3,115 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
Where does Milo sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milo ranks #546 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #119 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Milo most popular? ▼
Milo was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17,747 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Milo most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Milo are California (5,072 births), Texas (2,286 births), New York (2,125 births).
How long has the name Milo been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Milo since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Milo? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Miles, Milton, Milan, Millard, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Milo's data

  • California records the most Milos (5,072 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Milo

Nearby Names Like Milo

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Milo

Miles Boy
#44 122,868 births
Milton Boy
#1436 117,936 births
Milan Boy
#242 18,608 births
Millard Boy
#7679 16,743 births
Miller Boy
#369 11,172 births

Compare Milo side by side: Milo vs Miles Milo vs Milton Milo vs Milan

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Milo

Callum #118
16,051 births · Peak 2025
Graham #120
61,436 births · Peak 2025
Lorenzo #117
85,752 births · Peak 2025
Emmett #121
78,564 births · Peak 2021
Harrison #116
99,138 births · Peak 2016
Sawyer #122
65,838 births · Peak 2015
Jaxon #115
113,651 births · Peak 2016
Giovanni #123
89,368 births · Peak 2010

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Milo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Milo 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.