Milton

Last seen for girls in 1989 at #9,681 · #1,436 for boys in 2025, 125 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1912 · 1,319 births
Debut · boys
149 births
In top 100 · boys
40 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
117,936
since 1880

Milton over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201936peak #64, 1912boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,436125
2024#1,426128
2023#1,420128
2022#1,264153
2021#1,360136
2020#1,271144
2019#1,258149
2018#1,219153
2017#1,138167
2016#1,245149
2015#1,205153
2014#1,093175
2013#1,088171
2012#1,106168
2011#1,136159
2010#1,031188
2009#1,024190
2008#932218
2007#901222
2006#846238
2005#817231
2004#754244
2003#741243
2002#696260
2001#683264
2000#649280
1999#721228
1998#743217
1997#661248
1996#619281
1995#625271
1994#620282
1993#574318
1992#560331
1991#555333
1990#564324
1989#9,6817#514347
1988#482365
1987#463364
1986#469341
1985#447366
1984#433374
1983#425372
1982#411410
1981#411402
1980#406402
1979#408375
1978#380415
1977#388412
1976#364441
1975#9,0675#373437
1974#6,9007#362451
1973#360455
1972#351485
1971#6,6197#318591
1970#310633
1969#6,6176#299652
1968#282680
1967#274710
1966#5,2737#263765
1965#4,8318#257825
1964#4,6369#245979
1963#4,8968#242993
1962#5,8606#2311,113
1961#4,8828#2391,104
1960#4,18410#2351,183
1959#3,82711#2251,218
1958#3,92510#2041,325
1957#3,69611#1981,362
1956#3,32113#1871,482
1955#3,57111#1851,430
1954#4,6557#1751,581
1953#4,2268#1751,531
1952#3,20112#1691,576
1951#3,7149#1691,520
1950#4,3157#1611,553
1949#4,6736#1601,559
1948#4,2057#1601,546
1947#1581,638
1946#3,4309#1561,507
1945#4,0256#1541,349
1944#3,1399#1461,457
1943#2,86111#1411,508
1942#4,6225#1411,507
1941#4,4205#1401,385
1940#1321,423
1939#2,9229#1281,372
1938#2,22514#1271,400
1937#3,1468#1211,385
1936#3,3767#1191,441
1935#2,73110#1171,532
1934#3,8026#1151,516
1933#3,4067#1131,486
1932#2,83110#1051,710
1931#2,10515#991,834
1930#2,02317#932,053
1929#2,01117#942,029
1928#1,96119#922,170
1927#1,88521#882,358
1926#2,16517#832,418
1925#2,37815#802,567
1924#2,06219#812,474
1923#2,36615#812,446
1922#2,61213#742,556
1921#2,76212#752,588
1920#2,89911#742,592
1919#2,26415#732,448
1918#1,80521#762,454
1917#2,42813#752,394
1916#1,86718#722,345
1915#2,52611#732,225
1914#2,26510#691,834
1913#2,1649#711,419
1912#2,6346#641,319
1911#70608
1910#76476
1909#81369
1908#79346
1907#89292
1906#78303
1905#80299
1904#93230
1903#92210
1902#95207
1901#1,6795#90197
1900#98242
1899#89207
1898#91225
1897#106161
1896#98194
1895#102188
1894#110156
1893#102174
1892#107173
1891#105141
1890#119126
1889#96171
1888#103165
1887#111122
1886#106145
1885#107130
1884#102150
1883#90149
1882#94155
1881#91143
1880#91149
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Milton was already there! It came in at #91, and was given to 149 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1894, when fewer than 180 boys a year got the name.

Where Milton is popular in 1936

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Milton, so not publishedAKMaine: #84 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 366 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Milton, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Milton, so not publishedNHWashington: #152 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,015 boysWAIdaho: #94 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 368 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Milton, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #89 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 354 boysNDMinnesota: #111 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 612 boysMNIllinois: #138 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 952 boysILWisconsin: #132 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 984 boysWIMichigan: #102 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 632 boysMINew York: #96 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 718 boysNYMassachusetts: #110 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,162 boysMARhode Island: #102 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 839 boysRIOregon: #157 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,005 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Milton, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Milton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #90 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 353 boysSDIowa: #163 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,143 boysIAIndiana: #173 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,408 boysINOhio: #153 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,253 boysOHPennsylvania: #115 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 968 boysPANew Jersey: #124 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,146 boysNJConnecticut: #121 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,215 boysCTCalifornia: #128 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 733 boysCAUtah: #162 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 807 boysUTColorado: #169 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,046 boysCONebraska: #230 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,068 boysNEMissouri: #140 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 819 boysMOKentucky: #144 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 873 boysKYWest Virginia: #182 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,198 boysWVVirginia: #86 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 455 boysVAMaryland: #54 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 282 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Milton, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Milton, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #188 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 858 boysNMKansas: #131 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 641 boysKSArkansas: #185 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,207 boysARTennessee: #126 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 798 boysTNNorth Carolina: #83 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 460 boysNCSouth Carolina: #106 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 561 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #69 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 376 boysDCOklahoma: #164 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 964 boysOKLouisiana: #66 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 292 boysLAMississippi: #94 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 471 boysMSAlabama: #86 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 463 boysALGeorgia: #80 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 386 boysGAHawaii: #68 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 278 boysHITexas: #90 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 429 boysTXFlorida: #103 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 521 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maryland#54 · 1 in 282
  2. Louisiana#66 · 1 in 292
  3. Hawaii#68 · 1 in 278
  4. District of Columbia#69 · 1 in 376
  5. Georgia#80 · 1 in 386

Best ever in a state: #20 in District of Columbia, 1917.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#54401 in 282
Louisiana#66671 in 292
Hawaii#68101 in 278
District of Columbia#69121 in 376
Georgia#80741 in 386
North Carolina#83741 in 460
Maine#84171 in 366
Alabama#86581 in 463
Virginia#86481 in 455
North Dakota#89161 in 354
South Dakota#90151 in 353
Texas#901301 in 429
Idaho#94111 in 368
Mississippi#94421 in 471
New York#961171 in 718
Michigan#102631 in 632
Rhode Island#10251 in 839
Florida#103241 in 521
South Carolina#106331 in 561
Massachusetts#110241 in 1,162
Minnesota#111341 in 612
Pennsylvania#115741 in 968
Connecticut#12181 in 1,215
New Jersey#124211 in 1,146
Tennessee#126321 in 798
California#128521 in 733
Kansas#131211 in 641
Wisconsin#132241 in 984
Illinois#138551 in 952
Missouri#140321 in 819
Kentucky#144291 in 873
Washington#152101 in 1,015
Ohio#153381 in 1,253
Oregon#15761 in 1,005
Utah#16261 in 807
Iowa#163171 in 1,143
Oklahoma#164221 in 964
Colorado#16981 in 1,046
Indiana#173171 in 1,408
West Virginia#182151 in 1,198
Arkansas#185141 in 1,207
New Mexico#18861 in 858
Nebraska#23051 in 2,068
Alaska
Arizona
Delaware
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
Vermont
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Milton
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 10 spots since 2024 (#1,426#1,436)
  • 165 spots since 2020 (#1,271#1,436)
  • 231 spots since 2015 (#1,205#1,436)
  • Biggest jump: 72 spots in 2000 (#721#649)
  • Biggest drop: 92 spots in 2009 (#932#1,024)
Rise & fade · boys
32 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1912 at #64 (1,319 births)
  • Births halved by 1969, 57 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 40 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 40 yrs · run 1898–1931
  • Top 1,000: 129 yrs · run 1880–2008
Share of babies · boys
1 in 326
  • Highest: 1 in 326 boys born in 1912 were named Milton (0.31%)
  • Latest: 1 in 13,665 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 20.5% of all boys named Milton (24,198) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,479#90 (1883)#99
1890s1,745#89 (1899)#103
1900s2,695#78 (1906)#88
1910s17,522#64 (1912)#72
1920s24,198#74 (1920)#82
1930s15,729#93 (1930)#114
1940s14,879#132 (1940)#149
1950s14,578#161 (1950)#185
1960s9,004#231 (1962)#257
1970s4,695#310 (1970)#361
1980s3,743#406 (1980)#446
1990s2,833#555 (1991)#624
2000s2,390#649 (2000)#804
2010s1,632#1,031 (2010)#1,152
2020s814#1,264 (2022)#1,363

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Milton in 1936

girls
#3,376
7 births · 1 in 148,627 girls
boys
#119
1,441 births · 1 in 720 boys

Top girls' names in 1936

  1. #1Mary54,377
  2. #2Shirley35,161
  3. #3Barbara31,682
  4. #4Betty25,868
  5. #5Patricia23,916
  6. #6Dorothy17,666
  7. #7Joan17,072
  8. #8Nancy16,755
  9. #9Margaret14,596
  10. #10Carol14,520
  11. #3,376Milton7

Top boys' names in 1936

  1. #1Robert58,500
  2. #2James54,694
  3. #3John47,683
  4. #4William39,398
  5. #5Richard33,494
  6. #6Charles29,101
  7. #7Donald28,639
  8. #8Thomas18,342
  9. #9George18,197
  10. #10David17,476
  11. #119Milton1,441
More about 1936

girls

1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 148,627 of them was named Milton, which outranked 30.5% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Milton
  1. #3,103Zina8
  2. #3,103Zoila8
  3. #3,103Zoraida8
  4. #3,376Milton7
  5. #3,376Adora7
  6. #3,376Adra7
  7. #3,376Aiko7
  8. #3,701Abelina6
  9. #3,701Adelfa6
  10. #3,701Alden6

Tied with 324 names at #3,376; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. 3,238Shelba#3,742#504
  2. 662Shelby#840#178
  3. 600Wendy#1,418#818
  4. 588Deanna#1,356#768
  5. 546Shari#1,514#968
Fallers
  1. 1,028Norita#713#1,741
  2. 506Vernetta#974#1,480
  3. 461Ozella#984#1,445
  4. 400Shirleyann#896#1,296
  5. 342Idell#925#1,267

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 720 of them was named Milton, which outranked 97.1% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Milton
  1. #116Victor1,517
  2. #117Johnnie1,490
  3. #117Roland1,490
  4. #119Milton1,441
  5. #119Glen1,441
  6. #121Elmer1,412
  7. #122Keith1,402
  8. #123Benjamin1,354

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. 802Errol#1,708#906
  2. 644Sergio#1,584#940
  3. 601Brice#1,494#893
  4. 537Windell#1,390#853
  5. 529Kim#1,390#861
Fallers
  1. 1,082Stafford#980#2,062
  2. 889Darwyn#750#1,639
  3. 461Hunter#956#1,417
  4. 399Orvil#844#1,243
  5. 370Rosendo#956#1,326

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1936