Boys' name · peaked in 1912
Milton name popularity since 1925
82,276 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Milton. Half of them were born in 1949 or earlier, so the typical Milton is about 77 years old in 2026. Milton peaked in 1912 as the #64 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 82,276
- Named Milton, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1912
- #64 for boys that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,440 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 437 girls · 81,839 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 3.09× its national share
Peak year is the year Milton 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.
Milton births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Milton peaked earlier, in 1912.
Decade by decade
Babies named Milton 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 | 89 | 11,542 | – |
| 1930s | 103 | 15,729 | #117 |
| 1940s | 58 | 14,879 | #154 |
| 1950s | 99 | 14,578 | #185 |
| 1960s | 62 | 9,004 | #257 |
| 1970s | 19 | 4,695 | #373 |
| 1980s | 7 | 3,743 | #447 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,833 | #625 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,390 | #818 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,632 | #1,208 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 814 | #1,440 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
34.9% of babies named Milton from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Milton is most popular
The index compares Milton'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 Milton.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 3.09× | 2,964 |
| Louisiana | 2.83× | 4,021 |
| Hawaii | 2.79× | 690 |
| District of Columbia | 2.34× | 854 |
| Alabama | 2.12× | 2,972 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Milton's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Milton.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Milton (1912).
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