Milton
English surname and place name, “mill town”; given-name use tips a hat to the poet John Milton.
1920peak year
No. 64best rank (1912)
118,551babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Milton appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 40 different years between 1880 and 1931. Its biggest year was 1920, when 2,592 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 74 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1912, at No. 64. All told, 118,551 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,479 | No. 90 |
| 1890s | 1,745 | No. 89 |
| 1900s | 2,695 | No. 78 |
| 1910s | 17,522 | No. 64 |
| 1920s | 24,198 | No. 74 |
| 1930s | 15,729 | No. 93 |
| 1940s | 14,879 | No. 132 |
| 1950s | 14,578 | No. 161 |
| 1960s | 9,004 | No. 231 |
| 1970s | 4,695 | No. 310 |
| 1980s | 3,743 | No. 406 |
| 1990s | 2,833 | No. 555 |
| 2000s | 2,390 | No. 649 |
| 2010s | 1,632 | No. 1031 |
| 2020s | 814 | No. 1264 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.