How Many People Are Named Milo?

38,271

people named Milo are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 8,930 people in the US has this name

Based on 44,313 babies named Milo in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#1,089

💎 Rare

Rank Among Boy Names

#471

See the top 100

Peak Year

2022

3,162 births

Trend

↑

Rising (last 10 years)

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: English, Ancient Germanic
Pronunciation: MIE-lo (English)
Gender: Primarily Male

Meaning:

Old Germanic form of MILES, as well as the Latinized form. This form of the name was used in official documents during the Middle Ages, and it has been used independently since the 19th century.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

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⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
1.1%
Male
98.9%

Of the babies given the name Milo, 1.1% were girls and 98.9% were boys.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Milo alive today is about 11 years old, and 92% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 12 in 2025.

Under 30 35,350
92.4%
30 to 59 1,479
3.9%
60 and over 1,443
3.8%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Milo first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2022, to 3,162 babies. In 2025, 2,995 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been rising.

Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Milo has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #119, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #119.

Boys
Rank in 2025#119
Best rank#119 (2025)
Years in the top 100None
Rank in its biggest decade#127 in the 2020s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Milo alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Milo were born in California than in any other state: about 4,854 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Milo was given 3.6 times as often in South Dakota, 3 times in Utah and 2.8 times in North Dakota.

California 4,854
Texas 2,267
New York 1,981
Florida 1,456
Washington 1,429
Ohio 1,421
Utah 1,350
Illinois 1,338
Pennsylvania 1,325
Michigan 1,265
Minnesota 1,244
Colorado 971
Wisconsin 865
Oregon 851
Missouri 810
North Carolina 806
Indiana 796
Arizona 774
Massachusetts 762
Virginia 744
New Jersey 636
Georgia 612
Tennessee 578
Iowa 531
Maryland 523
Kansas 408
Oklahoma 367
Idaho 358
Kentucky 322
Nebraska 321
Connecticut 286
Nevada 275
South Carolina 255
Louisiana 238
Arkansas 214
South Dakota 181
Maine 168
North Dakota 158
Alabama 156
Hawaii 154
New Mexico 147
Montana 144
District of Columbia 136
New Hampshire 135
Alaska 94
West Virginia 94
Mississippi 87
Vermont 86
Delaware 76
Rhode Island 75
Wyoming 20

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