Infographic of Milton name meaning, which is “The man from the mill town,” based on the Anglo-Saxon mylen (a mill) and tun (town).
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Milton Name Popularity

How popular is the name Milton? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 76 439 0.1247%
1911 71 575 0.1544%
1912 65 1,289 0.2556%
1913 71 1,396 0.2462%
1914 69 1,816 0.2606%
1915 73 2,207 0.2429%
1916 72 2,328 0.241%
1917 75 2,387 0.2386%
1918 77 2,435 0.2269%
1919 73 2,438 0.2328%
1920 74 2,576 0.2317%
1921 75 2,574 0.2248%
1922 74 2,552 0.2291%
1923 80 2,442 0.218%
1924 81 2,456 0.2115%
1925 79 2,556 0.2261%
1926 83 2,404 0.2186%
1927 88 2,348 0.2121%
1928 91 2,155 0.2014%
1929 93 2,023 0.1953%
1930 93 2,044 0.1957%
1931 100 1,821 0.1845%
1932 105 1,700 0.1721%
1933 114 1,464 0.1571%
1934 115 1,500 0.1552%
1935 117 1,515 0.1559%
1936 119 1,428 0.1482%
1937 121 1,357 0.1377%
1938 126 1,390 0.1358%
1939 127 1,353 0.133%
1940 132 1,404 0.1321%
1941 139 1,375 0.1222%
1942 139 1,493 0.1182%
1943 141 1,492 0.1143%
1944 145 1,447 0.1168%
1945 152 1,324 0.1086%
1946 156 1,494 0.1012%
1947 158 1,619 0.097%
1948 160 1,521 0.0953%
1949 160 1,547 0.0962%
1950 162 1,527 0.0948%
1951 169 1,495 0.0882%
1952 169 1,552 0.0889%
1953 174 1,507 0.0851%
1954 175 1,557 0.0852%
1955 185 1,399 0.0761%
1956 187 1,458 0.0772%
1957 198 1,340 0.0696%
1958 206 1,295 0.0685%
1959 227 1,181 0.0622%
1960 236 1,152 0.0608%
1961 240 1,086 0.0575%
1962 232 1,075 0.0586%
1963 243 960 0.0535%
1964 247 940 0.0534%
1965 256 795 0.0486%
1966 264 728 0.0466%
1967 275 662 0.0436%
1968 284 632 0.0421%
1969 298 618 0.0401%
1970 309 598 0.0376%
1971 318 557 0.0371%
1972 353 447 0.0328%
1973 363 417 0.0322%
1974 362 406 0.0312%
1975 371 394 0.0307%
1976 362 404 0.0313%
1977 387 372 0.0276%
1978 375 382 0.0284%
1979 411 330 0.0234%
1980 403 369 0.0252%
1981 399 371 0.0252%
1982 401 381 0.0255%
1983 430 324 0.022%
1984 423 342 0.023%
1985 447 327 0.0215%
1986 462 310 0.0205%
1987 467 316 0.0207%
1988 478 326 0.0209%
1989 503 315 0.0195%
1990 562 279 0.0168%
1991 551 298 0.0183%
1992 556 289 0.0181%
1993 572 278 0.0178%
1994 623 232 0.0151%
1995 645 213 0.0141%
1996 619 233 0.0156%
1997 695 184 0.0124%
1998 728 176 0.0118%
1999 731 175 0.0117%
2000 633 248 0.0162%
2001 693 210 0.0139%
2002 715 202 0.0135%
2003 736 197 0.0129%
2004 753 196 0.0129%
2005 826 177 0.0116%
2006 847 187 0.0119%
2007 905 169 0.0107%
2008 914 168 0.0109%
2009 990 139 0.0093%
2010 1,067 119 0.0083%
2011 1,107 102 0.0072%
2012 1,137 97 0.0068%
2013 1,062 113 0.0079%
2014 1,071 117 0.008%
2015 1,150 96 0.0066%
2016 1,176 93 0.0065%
2017 1,142 97 0.0069%
2018 1,114 102 0.0074%
2019 1,179 91 0.0067%
2020 1,305 86 0.0068%
2021 1,433 76 0.0062%
2022 1,266 99 0.0075%

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Names Like Milton

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What names are variants of Milton?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Milton.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Millton

Mill town

English

Milt

Mill town

English

Milten

Mill town

English

Miltie

Mill town

English

Miltin

Mill town

English

Mylton

Mill town

English


What names sound like Milton?

If you like how Milton sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Milton.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Maldon

English

Meldon

Mill hill

English


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1 Comment

  1. I chose this name because it was my grandfather’s name. We already have so many nicknames for our little one, but a favorite is Miltie.


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