Milo
Boy · MY-loh · Germanic
Milo is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 92nd for boys in the UK (626 babies) and 119th for boys in the US (2,974 babies).
What does Milo mean?
Germanic: Old Germanic name; origin uncertain
Old Germanic name brought to England by the Normans, where it usually became Miles.
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- MY-loh
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Is Milo a girl's or a boy's name?
Milo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 626 boys in the UK and 21 girls and 2,974 boys in the US.
How popular is Milo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #92among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 626about 1 in 480 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.9%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 626 boys in the UK were named Milo, making it the 92nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 81st. Its busiest year was 2020, with 766 boys.
Half of all the boys named Milo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 773 boys in the UK were given Milo or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #83, up from #92 for this spelling alone.
- Milo 626
- Mylo 147
Among boys in 2025, it was 90th in England and Wales, 190th in Scotland and 253rd in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#96).
Milo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 626 | #92 |
| 2024 | 606 | #101 |
| 2023 | 609 | #98 |
| 2022 | 689 | #87 |
| 2021 | 757 | #83 |
| 2020 | 766 | #81 |
| 2019 | 613 | #114 |
| 2018 | 581 | #122 |
| 2017 | 532 | #127 |
| 2016 | 534 | #127 |
| 2015 | 448 | #150 |
| 2014 | 409 | #158 |
| 2013 | 371 | #173 |
| 2012 | 383 | #173 |
| 2011 | 365 | #174 |
| 2010 | 361 | #173 |
| 2009 | 334 | #184 |
| 2008 | 292 | #192 |
| 2007 | 212 | #234 |
| 2006 | 167 | #249 |
| 2005 | 151 | #254 |
| 2004 | 86 | #373 |
| 2003 | 90 | #339 |
| 2002 | 71 | #381 |
| 2001 | 102 | #305 |
| 2000 | 96 | #322 |
| 1999 | 150 | #226 |
| 1998 | 128 | #259 |
| 1997 | 116 | #272 |
| 1996 | 81 | #327 |
How popular is Milo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #119among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 2,974about 1 in 570 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.4%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 2,974 boys in the US were named Milo, making it the 119th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 134th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 3,115 boys. 21 girls were also named Milo in 2025 (5,721st for girls).
Half of all the boys named Milo in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,380 boys in the US were given Milo or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #116, up from #119 for this spelling alone.
Milo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,974 | #119 |
| 2024 | 3,001 | #120 |
| 2023 | 2,971 | #121 |
| 2022 | 3,115 | #120 |
| 2021 | 2,918 | #127 |
| 2020 | 2,768 | #134 |
| 2019 | 2,442 | #162 |
| 2018 | 2,200 | #178 |
| 2017 | 1,705 | #224 |
| 2016 | 1,510 | #248 |
| 2015 | 1,284 | #288 |
| 2014 | 1,120 | #311 |
| 2013 | 1,098 | #312 |
| 2012 | 971 | #325 |
| 2011 | 838 | #358 |
| 2010 | 655 | #423 |
| 2009 | 618 | #450 |
| 2008 | 633 | #444 |
| 2007 | 476 | #539 |
| 2006 | 338 | #673 |
| 2005 | 282 | #720 |
| 2004 | 236 | #767 |
| 2003 | 220 | #790 |
| 2002 | 212 | #806 |
| 2001 | 156 | #980 |
| 2000 | 127 | #1,105 |
| 1999 | 81 | #1,433 |
| 1998 | 100 | #1,221 |
| 1997 | 82 | #1,347 |
| 1996 | 58 | #1,652 |
| 1995 | 53 | #1,677 |
| 1994 | 51 | #1,729 |
| 1993 | 44 | #1,870 |
| 1992 | 48 | #1,745 |
| 1991 | 56 | #1,539 |
| 1990 | 83 | #1,192 |
| 1989 | 61 | #1,393 |
| 1988 | 42 | #1,666 |
| 1987 | 48 | #1,482 |
| 1986 | 42 | #1,564 |
| 1985 | 52 | #1,332 |
| 1984 | 55 | #1,239 |
| 1983 | 56 | #1,222 |
| 1982 | 63 | #1,150 |
| 1981 | 50 | #1,309 |
| 1980 | 45 | #1,410 |
| 1979 | 62 | #1,137 |
| 1978 | 56 | #1,186 |
| 1977 | 57 | #1,158 |
| 1976 | 63 | #1,050 |
| 1975 | 49 | #1,208 |
| 1974 | 46 | #1,229 |
| 1973 | 63 | #1,014 |
| 1972 | 54 | #1,107 |
| 1971 | 59 | #1,057 |
| 1970 | 54 | #1,117 |
| 1969 | 45 | #1,168 |
| 1968 | 41 | #1,183 |
| 1967 | 50 | #1,030 |
| 1966 | 45 | #1,100 |
| 1965 | 56 | #986 |
| 1964 | 62 | #967 |
| 1963 | 57 | #1,004 |
| 1962 | 52 | #1,055 |
| 1961 | 61 | #989 |
| 1960 | 53 | #1,057 |
| 1959 | 70 | #913 |
| 1958 | 69 | #906 |
| 1957 | 76 | #860 |
| 1956 | 85 | #808 |
| 1955 | 109 | #699 |
| 1954 | 97 | #731 |
| 1953 | 82 | #785 |
| 1952 | 95 | #720 |
| 1951 | 104 | #681 |
| 1950 | 98 | #690 |
| 1949 | 89 | #728 |
| 1948 | 102 | #668 |
| 1947 | 88 | #731 |
| 1946 | 91 | #676 |
| 1945 | 86 | #650 |
| 1944 | 76 | #712 |
| 1943 | 107 | #611 |
| 1942 | 71 | #760 |
| 1941 | 94 | #624 |
| 1940 | 100 | #591 |
| 1939 | 85 | #642 |
| 1938 | 95 | #609 |
| 1937 | 111 | #552 |
| 1936 | 120 | #514 |
| 1935 | 95 | #593 |
| 1934 | 128 | #513 |
| 1933 | 124 | #504 |
| 1932 | 123 | #524 |
| 1931 | 128 | #507 |
| 1930 | 156 | #476 |
| 1929 | 144 | #489 |
| 1928 | 157 | #485 |
| 1927 | 151 | #495 |
| 1926 | 131 | #528 |
| 1925 | 157 | #483 |
| 1924 | 163 | #485 |
| 1923 | 174 | #465 |
| 1922 | 196 | #431 |
| 1921 | 197 | #435 |
| 1920 | 217 | #399 |
| 1919 | 196 | #419 |
| 1918 | 185 | #432 |
| 1917 | 193 | #407 |
| 1916 | 193 | #399 |
| 1915 | 180 | #400 |
| 1914 | 149 | #390 |
| 1913 | 112 | #408 |
| 1912 | 95 | #393 |
| 1911 | 45 | #432 |
| 1910 | 30 | #512 |
| 1909 | 33 | #436 |
| 1908 | 28 | #463 |
| 1907 | 36 | #375 |
| 1906 | 30 | #394 |
| 1905 | 18 | #549 |
| 1904 | 21 | #466 |
| 1903 | 22 | #430 |
| 1902 | 24 | #415 |
| 1901 | 27 | #353 |
| 1900 | 22 | #490 |
| 1899 | 21 | #402 |
| 1898 | 22 | #418 |
| 1897 | 20 | #422 |
| 1896 | 31 | #338 |
| 1895 | 18 | #476 |
| 1894 | 25 | #367 |
| 1893 | 20 | #401 |
| 1892 | 35 | #312 |
| 1891 | 16 | #441 |
| 1890 | 17 | #434 |
| 1889 | 17 | #446 |
| 1888 | 20 | #416 |
| 1887 | 23 | #340 |
| 1886 | 24 | #348 |
| 1885 | 21 | #388 |
| 1884 | 22 | #375 |
| 1883 | 20 | #381 |
| 1882 | 27 | #332 |
| 1881 | 19 | #389 |
| 1880 | 26 | #334 |
Names like Milo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Milo
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