Milton — #1426 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Milton

The Social Security Administration has registered 117,807 babies named Milton between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Milton currently holds the #1426 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 2,592 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Milton performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24,198 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Milton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12,673 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Milton in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Milton 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 117,807 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.