Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Milton

Gender

Male

Origin

English
From the mill farm
From the mill town or settlement, possibly from the middle town or settlement; surname

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Milton

Pronunciation

m(i)-lton, mil-ton

Famous People

Comedian Milton Berle

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1920 (rank #74, 2,592 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1436, 125 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1927 (rank #1885, 21 births); most recent 1989 (rank #9674, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025125–
2024128–
2023127–
2022151–
2021136–
2020144–
2019149–
2018153–
2017167–
2016149–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #2080, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4209, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20254
20245
20233
20223
20213
20203
20193
20184
20174
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #2918, 6 births); most recent 2022 (rank #4262, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
20224
2021–
2020–
20194
2018–
2017–
20165
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1957 (rank #192, 11 births); most recent 1959 (rank #295, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence