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Milton

Milton: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“mill town”
Origin
Old English
Say it
MIL-tən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From an English surname and place name derived from Old English elements meaning 'mill' and 'settlement.' Poet John Milton is a notable bearer of the surname.

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How popular is Milton?

202438.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Milton in 2024128

2024 rank#1,426 boys

Peak year1912

Total US babies since 1880118,422

Milton is steady now but far below its 1912 peak.

Names like Milton

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
  • Westonwestern settlement · Old English
  • Blakeblack; pale · Old English
  • Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
  • Ashtonash tree town · Old English
  • Kingstonking's town · Old English
  • Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English
  • Bentleybent-grass clearing · Old English

Milton questions

What does the name Milton mean?

Milton means "mill town". It comes from Old English. From an English surname and place name derived from Old English elements meaning 'mill' and 'settlement.' Poet John Milton is a notable bearer of the surname.

Is Milton a boy or girl name?

Milton is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Milton?

128 US babies were named Milton in 2024. Its peak year was 1912.

How do you pronounce Milton?

Milton is usually pronounced MIL-tən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.