Milo

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A few things about Milo you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Milo

Milo Ventimiglia

American actor

Choose Milo and your child shares a first name with Milo Ventimiglia, an American actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Milo, like who?” Milo Ventimiglia's Wikipedia article is available in 53 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 574 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Milo, 2,974 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Milo would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMilo has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Milos, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearMilo is at its all-time high right now: #119 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowMilo is 27× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 15,456 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 574.
• 📍Where it's lovedMilo is most popular in Utah, where it ranks #30, followed by Hawaii (#37) and Minnesota (#47). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Germanic, Milo means “possibly gracious”. Our records link it to American and Australian roots.
• 🌍OriginMilo is the #9 most popular American boy name in the US. That's out of 2,145 American boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Milo

Milo is a boy name of American and Australian origin meaning “possibly gracious”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-ilo”. US birth records list Milo for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #119 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #119, with 2,974 babies.

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