Milo Boy
How popular is Milo?
#119 boy name in 2025
2,974 baby boys were named Milo in the US in 2025, making it the 119th most popular boy name. Another 21 girls got the name (#5,721 for girls).
Milo popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #119 for boys (▲ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,974 boys, 21 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+132% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #288 in 2015, #134 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (3,115 boys) |
| Highest rank | #119 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Milo counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Milo family of names ranked #113 for boys in 2025 (#108 the year before), with 3,374 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Milo is most popular
Babies named Milo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Vermont: 6.2 per 1,000 (39 boys)
- Utah: 5.2 per 1,000 (495 boys)
- Hawaii: 5.0 per 1,000 (78 boys)
- Alaska: 4.6 per 1,000 (55 boys)
- South Dakota: 4.6 per 1,000 (85 boys)
Milo by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 219 | #332 |
| 1890s | 225 | #312 |
| 1900s | 261 | #353 |
| 1910s | 1,378 | #390 |
| 1920s | 1,687 | #399 |
| 1930s | 1,165 | #476 |
| 1940s | 904 | #591 |
| 1950s | 885 | #681 |
| 1960s | 522 | #967 |
| 1970s | 563 | #1,014 |
| 1980s | 514 | #1,150 |
| 1990s | 656 | #1,192 |
| 2000s | 3,298 | #444 |
| 2010s | 13,823 | #162 |
| 2020s | 17,747 | #119 |
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Questions
- Is Milo a boy or girl name?
- Milo is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Milo were boys.
- How popular is the name Milo?
- 2,974 baby boys were named Milo in the US in 2025, making it the 119th most popular boy name. Another 21 girls got the name (#5,721 for girls).
- When was Milo most popular?
- Milo peaked in 2022, when 3,115 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #119 in 2025.
- How many people are named Milo?
- 44,313 babies have been named Milo in the US since 1880. We estimate about 38,435 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 7.
- Where is Milo most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Milo was most common in Vermont, at 6.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.