Milton is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Milton is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,440 for boy births in the United States (and #3,051 across all names), given to 125 babies. Milton was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (2,592 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 125 | 125 | — | #1,440 |
| 2024 | 128 | 128 | — | #1,431 |
| 2023 | 128 | 128 | — | #1,426 |
| 2022 | 153 | 153 | — | #1,266 |
| 2021 | 136 | 136 | — | #1,363 |
| 2020 | 144 | 144 | — | #1,278 |
| 2019 | 149 | 149 | — | #1,262 |
| 2018 | 153 | 153 | — | #1,221 |
| 2017 | 167 | 167 | — | #1,139 |
| 2016 | 149 | 149 | — | #1,245 |
| 2015 | 153 | 153 | — | #1,208 |
| 2014 | 175 | 175 | — | #1,095 |
| 2013 | 171 | 171 | — | #1,089 |
| 2012 | 168 | 168 | — | #1,107 |
| 2011 | 159 | 159 | — | #1,140 |
| 2010 | 188 | 194 | — | #1,034 |
| 2009 | 190 | 195 | — | #1,026 |
| 2008 | 218 | 226 | — | #935 |
| 2007 | 222 | 228 | — | #901 |
| 2006 | 238 | 246 | — | #846 |
| 2005 | 231 | 239 | — | #818 |
| 2004 | 244 | 258 | — | #755 |
| 2003 | 243 | 249 | — | #743 |
| 2002 | 260 | 277 | — | #696 |
| 2001 | 264 | 288 | — | #684 |
| 2000 | 280 | 293 | — | #650 |
| 1999 | 228 | 247 | — | #722 |
| 1998 | 217 | 228 | — | #746 |
| 1997 | 248 | — | — | #662 |
| 1996 | 281 | — | — | #619 |
| 1995 | 271 | — | — | #625 |
| 1994 | 282 | — | — | #621 |
| 1993 | 318 | — | — | #574 |
| 1992 | 331 | — | — | #560 |
| 1991 | 333 | — | — | #556 |
| 1990 | 324 | — | — | #564 |
| 1989 | 354 | — | #10,455 | #516 |
| 1988 | 365 | — | — | #483 |
| 1987 | 364 | — | — | #464 |
| 1986 | 341 | — | — | #470 |
| 1985 | 366 | — | — | #447 |
| 1984 | 374 | — | — | #433 |
| 1983 | 372 | — | — | #425 |
| 1982 | 410 | — | — | #411 |
| 1981 | 402 | — | — | #412 |
| 1980 | 402 | — | — | #406 |
| 1979 | 375 | — | — | #409 |
| 1978 | 415 | — | — | #381 |
| 1977 | 412 | — | — | #389 |
| 1976 | 441 | — | — | #364 |
| 1975 | 442 | — | #10,037 | #373 |
| 1974 | 458 | — | #7,398 | #362 |
| 1973 | 455 | — | — | #360 |
| 1972 | 485 | — | — | #351 |
| 1971 | 598 | — | #7,098 | #318 |
| 1970 | 633 | — | — | #310 |
| 1969 | 658 | — | #7,177 | #299 |
| 1968 | 680 | — | — | #282 |
| 1967 | 710 | — | — | #274 |
| 1966 | 772 | — | #5,626 | #263 |
| 1965 | 833 | — | #5,150 | #257 |
| 1964 | 988 | — | #4,876 | #245 |
| 1963 | 1,001 | — | #5,165 | #242 |
| 1962 | 1,119 | — | #6,338 | #231 |
| 1961 | 1,112 | — | #5,153 | #239 |
| 1960 | 1,193 | — | #4,372 | #235 |
| 1959 | 1,229 | — | #3,964 | #225 |
| 1958 | 1,335 | — | #4,111 | #204 |
| 1957 | 1,373 | — | #3,860 | #198 |
| 1956 | 1,495 | — | #3,450 | #188 |
| 1955 | 1,441 | — | #3,718 | #185 |
| 1954 | 1,588 | — | #5,002 | #175 |
| 1953 | 1,539 | — | #4,469 | #175 |
| 1952 | 1,588 | — | #3,330 | #169 |
| 1951 | 1,529 | — | #3,909 | #169 |
| 1950 | 1,560 | — | #4,604 | #161 |
| 1949 | 1,565 | — | #5,074 | #160 |
| 1948 | 1,553 | — | #4,502 | #160 |
| 1947 | 1,638 | — | — | #158 |
| 1946 | 1,516 | — | #3,587 | #156 |
| 1945 | 1,355 | — | #4,385 | #154 |
| 1944 | 1,466 | — | #3,300 | #146 |
| 1943 | 1,519 | — | #2,983 | #141 |
| 1942 | 1,512 | — | #5,143 | #141 |
| 1941 | 1,390 | — | #4,863 | #140 |
| 1940 | 1,423 | — | — | #132 |
| 1939 | 1,381 | — | #3,078 | #128 |
| 1938 | 1,414 | — | #2,303 | #127 |
| 1937 | 1,393 | — | #3,350 | #121 |
| 1936 | 1,448 | — | #3,614 | #120 |
| 1935 | 1,542 | — | #2,871 | #117 |
| 1934 | 1,522 | — | #4,145 | #115 |
| 1933 | 1,493 | — | #3,651 | #113 |
| 1932 | 1,720 | — | #2,980 | #106 |
| 1931 | 1,849 | — | #2,174 | #99 |
| 1930 | 2,070 | — | #2,085 | #93 |
| 1929 | 2,046 | — | #2,073 | #94 |
| 1928 | 2,189 | — | #2,000 | #92 |
| 1927 | 2,379 | — | #1,919 | #88 |
| 1926 | 2,435 | — | #2,229 | #83 |
| 1925 | 2,582 | — | #2,457 | #80 |
| 1924 | 2,493 | — | #2,107 | #81 |
| 1923 | 2,461 | — | #2,428 | #81 |
| 1922 | 2,569 | — | #2,722 | #74 |
| 1921 | 2,600 | — | #2,888 | #75 |
| 1920 | 2,603 | — | #3,039 | #74 |
| 1919 | 2,463 | — | #2,346 | #73 |
| 1918 | 2,475 | — | #1,858 | #76 |
| 1917 | 2,407 | — | #2,509 | #75 |
| 1916 | 2,363 | — | #1,931 | #72 |
| 1915 | 2,236 | — | #2,649 | #73 |
| 1914 | 1,844 | — | #2,381 | #69 |
| 1913 | 1,428 | — | #2,278 | #71 |
| 1912 | 1,325 | — | #2,863 | #64 |
| 1911 | 608 | — | — | #70 |
| 1910 | 476 | — | — | #76 |
| 1909 | 369 | — | — | #81 |
| 1908 | 346 | — | — | #79 |
| 1907 | 292 | — | — | #89 |
| 1906 | 303 | — | — | #78 |
| 1905 | 299 | — | — | #80 |
| 1904 | 230 | — | — | #93 |
| 1903 | 210 | — | — | #92 |
| 1902 | 207 | — | — | #96 |
| 1901 | 202 | — | #1,869 | #90 |
| 1900 | 242 | — | — | #98 |
| 1899 | 207 | — | — | #89 |
| 1898 | 225 | — | — | #91 |
| 1897 | 161 | — | — | #106 |
| 1896 | 194 | — | — | #98 |
| 1895 | 188 | — | — | #102 |
| 1894 | 156 | — | — | #110 |
| 1893 | 174 | — | — | #102 |
| 1892 | 173 | — | — | #107 |
| 1891 | 141 | — | — | #105 |
| 1890 | 126 | — | — | #119 |
| 1889 | 171 | — | — | #97 |
| 1888 | 165 | — | — | #104 |
| 1887 | 122 | — | — | #112 |
| 1886 | 145 | — | — | #106 |
| 1885 | 130 | — | — | #107 |
| 1884 | 150 | — | — | #104 |
| 1883 | 149 | — | — | #90 |
| 1882 | 155 | — | — | #95 |
| 1881 | 143 | — | — | #92 |
| 1880 | 149 | — | — | #91 |