Meaning and history
This name comes from the English surname Milton, which was derived from various place names meaning either “middle town” or “mill town.” A notable bearer of the surname was John Milton (1608–1674), the poet who wrote Paradise Lost.
20062006: 238 births, rank #846
2007: 222 births, rank #901
2008: 218 births, rank #932
2009: 190 births, rank #1,024
2010: 188 births, rank #1,031
20112011: 159 births, rank #1,136
2012: 168 births, rank #1,106
2013: 171 births, rank #1,088
2014: 175 births, rank #1,093
2015: 153 births, rank #1,205
20162016: 149 births, rank #1,245
2017: 167 births, rank #1,138
2018: 153 births, rank #1,219
2019: 149 births, rank #1,258
2020: 144 births, rank #1,271
20212021: 136 births, rank #1,360
2022: 153 births, rank #1,264
2023: 128 births, rank #1,420
2024: 128 births, rank #1,426
20252025: 125 births, rank #1,436
Milton moved from #901 to #935 for boys between 2007 and 2008. Its highest annual birth count came in 1920, with 2,592 births.