Milton

“Mill town or middle settlement (Old English place name)” — Old English (place name surname) origin

Boy's name · #1436 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Milton has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #64 (1912) · 117,936 babies named Milton all-time · 1 in 14,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #38 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #64 in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Miltons

Milton Friedman — American economist and statistician (1912–2006)
Milton Obote — President of Uganda (1966–1971; 1980–1985)
Milton Berle — American comedian and actor (1908–2002)
Milton H. Erickson — American psychiatrist (1901–1980)
Milton Babbitt — American composer (1916–2011)

Among 953 notable people named Milton:

Business leaders appear 1.79× more often than among typical names — e.g. Milton S. Hershey, American businessman (1857-1945).

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