Boys' name · peaked in 2022
Milo name popularity since 1925
41,264 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Milo (1.1% girls, 98.9% boys). Half of them were born in 2018 or earlier, so the typical Milo is about 8 years old in 2026. Milo peaked in 2022 as the #120 name for boys, and it ranked #119 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 41,264
- Named Milo, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #119
- for boys in 2025 (2,974 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.9% boys
- 447 girls · 40,817 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 4.28× its national share
Peak year is the year Milo made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Milo births per year, 1925–2025
2022 was the biggest year for Milo both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2003 and 2008, Milo became 2.8× more common, from 1 in 8,980 baby boys to 1 in 3,220.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Milo's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Milo.
Decade by decade
Babies named Milo in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5 | 740 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,165 | #595 |
| 1940s | 10 | 904 | #653 |
| 1950s | 0 | 885 | #703 |
| 1960s | 0 | 522 | #991 |
| 1970s | 10 | 563 | #1,222 |
| 1980s | 0 | 514 | #1,344 |
| 1990s | 0 | 656 | #1,699 |
| 2000s | 27 | 3,298 | #724 |
| 2010s | 203 | 13,823 | #288 |
| 2020–25 | 192 | 17,747 | #119 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
71.4% of babies named Milo from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Milo is most popular
The index compares Milo's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Milo.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 4.28× | 1,362 |
| Oregon | 2.46× | 861 |
| Idaho | 2.42× | 360 |
| Washington | 2.33× | 1,457 |
| Minnesota | 2.28× | 1,554 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Milo and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Milo (this page) | 40,817 | 2022 |
| Mylo | 3,549 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Milo's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Milo.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Milo (2022).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data