NameTides

Milton

Milton was the #1,436 boys' name in the US in 2025 (125 babies), and #4,275 in England & Wales.

Milton as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Milton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Milton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,436 (125)#4,275 (4)—
2024#1,426 (128)#3,689 (5)—
2023#1,420 (128)#4,992 (3)#1,592 (12)
2022#1,264 (153)#4,790 (3)#2,229 (7)
2021#1,360 (136)#4,789 (3)#2,812 (5)
2020#1,271 (144)#4,608 (3)—
2019#1,258 (149)#4,702 (3)#2,440 (6)
2018#1,219 (153)#3,959 (4)—
2017#1,138 (167)#3,996 (4)#2,010 (8)
2016#1,245 (149)#3,478 (5)#1,988 (8)
2015#1,205 (153)——
2014#1,093 (175)#2,079 (10)—
2013#1,088 (171)#3,315 (5)—
2012#1,106 (168)#2,458 (8)—
2011#1,136 (159)#3,830 (4)#2,125 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1912 at #64.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Milton is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 14,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 16,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Milton by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #913PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,241CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #936NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #990GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,294TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Milton (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MiltonCanadaBoys—too few
MiltonEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
MiltonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MiltonUSGirls—too few
MiltonUSBoys#1,436125