Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Milford

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1921

Peak era

1921

Peak births

234

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19212025

Quick answers about Milford

An estimated 2,003 living Americans are named Milford.

Milford fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Milford is approximately 73 years, with most bearers falling between 62 and 82 years old.

Not especially. Milford has been declining since its 1921 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1921

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

8,198

Milford last appeared in SSA records in 2023. Across its recorded history, about 8,198 American boys received the name.

Milford peaked in 1921, when 234 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 8,198 Americans named Milford since 1880.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1921

Living profile

2,003

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age73

Core range62–82

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.