Milo

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Milo is a masculine given name and a surname with multiple origins. The name was used in medieval England as the Latin version of Miles or Mile meaning soldier. It is also an ancient Greek name derived from milos, meaning "yew tree".

From Wikipedia

Milo first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 3,111 babies (rank #120 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,988 boys (rank #120). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Milo

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Milo yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

41,290

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

3,111

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Milo

Milo Đukanovićpolitician · b. 1962
Milo Ventimigliafilm actor · b. 1977
Milo Yiannopoulosblogger · b. 1984
Milo of Crotonamateur wrestler · b. 550 BC

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	26	#339
1881	19	#392
1882	27	#343
1883	20	#392
1884	22	#380
1885	21	#390
1886	24	#352
1887	23	#350
1888	20	#426
1889	17	#455
1890	17	#453
1891	16	#451
1892	35	#314
1893	20	#414
1894	25	#375
1895	18	#484
1896	31	#347
1897	20	#431
1898	22	#427
1899	21	#410
1900	22	#505
1901	27	#357
1902	24	#423
1903	22	#442
1904	21	#475
1905	18	#561
1906	30	#397
1907	36	#376
1908	28	#472
1909	33	#445
1910	30	#518
1911	45	#438
1912	95	#395
1913	112	#408
1914	149	#391
1915	180	#401
1916	193	#399
1917	193	#407
1918	185	#432
1919	196	#419
1920	217	#399
1921	197	#435
1922	196	#432
1923	174	#466
1924	163	#486
1925	157	#486
1926	131	#531
1927	151	#496
1928	157	#485
1929	144	#489
1930	156	#477
1931	128	#510
1932	123	#527
1933	124	#505
1934	128	#516
1935	95	#595
1936	120	#516
1937	111	#554
1938	95	#611
1939	85	#645
1940	100	#594
1941	94	#627
1942	71	#767
1943	107	#611
1944	76	#716
1945	86	#653
1946	91	#678
1947	88	#734
1948	102	#670
1949	89	#733
1950	98	#693
1951	104	#685
1952	95	#725
1953	82	#794
1954	97	#734
1955	109	#703
1956	85	#816
1957	76	#869
1958	69	#913
1959	70	#918
1960	53	#1,065
1961	61	#997
1962	52	#1,064
1963	57	#1,010
1964	62	#972
1965	56	#991
1966	45	#1,111
1967	50	#1,040
1968	41	#1,202
1969	45	#1,180
1970	54	#1,126
1971	59	#1,065
1972	54	#1,119
1973	63	#1,019
1974	46	#1,240
1975	49	#1,222
1976	63	#1,053
1977	57	#1,170
1978	56	#1,196
1979	62	#1,149
1980	45	#1,426
1981	50	#1,321
1982	63	#1,162
1983	56	#1,230
1984	55	#1,246
1985	52	#1,344
1986	42	#1,579
1987	48	#1,498
1988	42	#1,694
1989	61	#1,405
1990	83	#1,197
1991	56	#1,555
1992	48	#1,770
1993	44	#1,887
1994	51	#1,747
1995	53	#1,699
1996	58	#1,664
1997	82	#1,361
1998	100	#1,229
1999	81	#1,443
2000	127	#1,113
2001	156	#985
2002	212	#808
2003	220	#795
2004	236	#769
2005	282	#724
2006	338	#673
2007	476	#539
2008	633	#444
2009	618	#450
2010	655	#423
2011	838	#358
2012	971	#325
2013	1,098	#312
2014	1,120	#311
2015	1,284	#288
2016	1,510	#248
2017	1,704	#224
2018	2,199	#178
2019	2,442	#162
2020	2,767	#134
2021	2,918	#127
2022	3,111	#120
2023	2,963	#121
2024	2,988	#120