# Milton (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/milton/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | “mill”, “middle”, “settlement” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɪltən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 118,551 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 117,936 / 615 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 140, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

The English place names are from Old English mylen (“mill”) or middel (“middle”) + tun (“settlement”).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 11 | 3,860 |
| 1958 | 10 | 4,111 |
| 1959 | 11 | 3,964 |
| 1960 | 10 | 4,372 |
| 1961 | 8 | 5,153 |
| 1962 | 6 | 6,338 |
| 1963 | 8 | 5,165 |
| 1964 | 9 | 4,876 |
| 1965 | 8 | 5,150 |
| 1966 | 7 | 5,626 |
| 1969 | 6 | 7,177 |
| 1971 | 7 | 7,098 |
| 1974 | 7 | 7,398 |
| 1975 | 5 | 10,037 |
| 1989 | 7 | 10,455 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 159 | 1,140 |
| 2012 | 168 | 1,107 |
| 2013 | 171 | 1,089 |
| 2014 | 175 | 1,095 |
| 2015 | 153 | 1,208 |
| 2016 | 149 | 1,245 |
| 2017 | 167 | 1,139 |
| 2018 | 153 | 1,221 |
| 2019 | 149 | 1,262 |
| 2020 | 144 | 1,278 |
| 2021 | 136 | 1,363 |
| 2022 | 153 | 1,266 |
| 2023 | 128 | 1,426 |
| 2024 | 128 | 1,431 |
| 2025 | 125 | 1,440 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9 | 2,199 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3,830 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2,458 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3,315 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2,079 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3,478 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3,996 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3,959 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4,608 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3,688 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4,275 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 米爾頓 /米尔顿
- French: Milton

## People named Milton

- Milton Friedman, American economist and statistician (1912–2006)
- Milton Berle, American comedian and actor (1908–2002)
- Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist (1901–1980)
- Milton Nascimento, Brazilian singer-songwriter and musician
- Milton Babbitt, American composer (1916–2011)
- Milton Glaser, American graphic designer (1929–2020)
- Milton Cruz, Brazilian association football player
- Milton Sills, American stage and film actor (1882-1930)
- Milton S. Hershey, American businessman (1857-1945)
- Milton Casco, Argentine footballer
- Milton Mendes, Brazilian association football player and manager
- Milton L. Humason, American astronomer (1891–1972)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.