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 — 439 0.1247%
1911 — 575 0.1544%
1912 — 1,289 0.2556%
1913 — 1,396 0.2462%
1914 — 1,816 0.2606%
1915 — 2,207 0.2429%
1916 — 2,328 0.241%
1917 — 2,387 0.2386%
1918 — 2,435 0.2269%
1919 — 2,438 0.2328%
1920 — 2,576 0.2317%
1921 — 2,574 0.2248%
1922 — 2,552 0.2291%
1923 — 2,442 0.218%
1924 — 2,456 0.2115%
1925 — 2,556 0.2261%
1926 — 2,404 0.2186%
1927 — 2,348 0.2121%
1928 — 2,155 0.2014%
1929 — 2,023 0.1953%
1930 — 2,044 0.1957%
1931 — 1,821 0.1845%
1932 — 1,700 0.1721%
1933 — 1,464 0.1571%
1934 — 1,500 0.1552%
1935 — 1,515 0.1559%
1936 — 1,428 0.1482%
1937 — 1,357 0.1377%
1938 — 1,390 0.1358%
1939 — 1,353 0.133%
1940 — 1,404 0.1321%
1941 — 1,375 0.1222%
1942 — 1,493 0.1182%
1943 — 1,492 0.1143%
1944 — 1,447 0.1168%
1945 — 1,324 0.1086%
1946 — 1,494 0.1012%
1947 — 1,619 0.097%
1948 — 1,521 0.0953%
1949 — 1,547 0.0962%
1950 — 1,527 0.0948%
1951 — 1,495 0.0882%
1952 — 1,552 0.0889%
1953 — 1,507 0.0851%
1954 — 1,557 0.0852%
1955 — 1,399 0.0761%
1956 — 1,458 0.0772%
1957 — 1,340 0.0696%
1958 — 1,295 0.0685%
1959 — 1,181 0.0622%
1960 — 1,152 0.0608%
1961 — 1,086 0.0575%
1962 — 1,075 0.0586%
1963 — 960 0.0535%
1964 — 940 0.0534%
1965 — 795 0.0486%
1966 — 728 0.0466%
1967 — 662 0.0436%
1968 — 632 0.0421%
1969 — 618 0.0401%
1970 — 598 0.0376%
1971 — 557 0.0371%
1972 — 447 0.0328%
1973 — 417 0.0322%
1974 — 406 0.0312%
1975 — 394 0.0307%
1976 — 404 0.0313%
1977 — 372 0.0276%
1978 — 382 0.0284%
1979 — 330 0.0234%
1980 — 369 0.0252%
1981 — 371 0.0252%
1982 — 381 0.0255%
1983 — 324 0.022%
1984 — 342 0.023%
1985 — 327 0.0215%
1986 — 310 0.0205%
1987 — 316 0.0207%
1988 — 326 0.0209%
1989 — 315 0.0195%
1990 — 279 0.0168%
1991 — 298 0.0183%
1992 — 289 0.0181%
1993 — 278 0.0178%
1994 — 232 0.0151%
1995 — 213 0.0141%
1996 — 233 0.0156%
1997 — 184 0.0124%
1998 — 176 0.0118%
1999 — 175 0.0117%
2000 — 248 0.0162%
2001 — 210 0.0139%
2002 — 202 0.0135%
2003 — 197 0.0129%
2004 — 196 0.0129%
2005 — 177 0.0116%
2006 — 187 0.0119%
2007 — 169 0.0107%
2008 — 168 0.0109%
2009 — 139 0.0093%
2010 — 119 0.0083%
2011 — 102 0.0072%
2012 — 97 0.0068%
2013 — 113 0.0079%
2014 — 117 0.008%
2015 — 96 0.0066%
2016 — 93 0.0065%
2017 — 97 0.0069%
2018 — 102 0.0074%
2019 — 91 0.0067%
2020 — 86 0.0068%
2021 — 76 0.0062%
2022 — 99 0.0075%
2023 — 74 0.0057%

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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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