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Milo

Boy

Meaning of Milo: German: 'soldier'

Milo is a boy's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 125th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 96th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#125

2,995 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#96

567 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

44,313

First recorded 1880 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 50 babies1982: 63 babies1983: 56 babies1984: 55 babies1985: 52 babies1986: 42 babies1987: 48 babies1988: 42 babies1989: 61 babies1990: 83 babies19901991: 56 babies1992: 48 babies1993: 44 babies1994: 51 babies1995: 53 babies1996: 58 babies1997: 82 babies1998: 100 babies1999: 81 babies2000: 127 babies20002001: 156 babies2002: 212 babies2003: 220 babies2004: 236 babies2005: 282 babies2006: 344 babies2007: 476 babies2008: 644 babies2009: 628 babies2010: 666 babies20102011: 850 babies2012: 982 babies2013: 1,116 babies2014: 1,131 babies2015: 1,297 babies2016: 1,536 babies2017: 1,732 babies2018: 2,233 babies2019: 2,483 babies2020: 2,798 babies20202021: 2,955 babies2022: 3,162 babies2023: 3,005 babies2024: 3,024 babies2025: 2,995 babies
US babies named Milo per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,162.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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