Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Milton

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Milton
Creator: Social Security Administration

Endangered Down 95.1% from peak

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

2,592

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

95.1%

2024

128

All-time

117,807

Milton once had enough force to mark a generation, but its current usage is a small remnant of that peak. The name still exists, yet now reads as a timestamp: personal, recognizable, and culturally receding.

Your name peaked in 1920, when 2,592 boys were named Milton.

In 2024, only 128 boys were given the name.

Down 95.1% from its peak.

All told, about 117,807 Americans have been named Milton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 95.1% from peak

19202,592 boys named Milton

2024128 boys named Milton

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