The name Milo is a girl's name meaning "soldier or merciful".

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Milo is one of the top names for boys on Nameberry, and now it's used for an increasing number of baby girls too -- 34 last year, and about 100 times as many boys.

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The name Milo peaked for girls at #3395 in 2022. The name is most popular in MILO, MILO, and MILO. Milo is also used for boys, ranking #120 in 2024.

The name Milo is a boy's name of German origin meaning "soldier or merciful".

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Milo is most commonly considered to be Germanic name derived from the Latin word miles, meaning "soldier." However, there is evidence to suggest it also may have independently spawned from the Slavic root milu, meaning "merciful." Milo predates brother name Miles, a variation that evolved when the name immigrated to the British Isles in the Middle Ages. Mylo is an alternate spelling.
 
Milo has long been a favorite <a href="https://nameberry.com/boys-names">boys' name</a> on Nameberry, also getting some well-deserved appreciation in the wider world. Milo combines the strength of the ancient Greek Olympic wrestler of that name—a six-time winner of the Olympic games—with the debonair charm of a WWII RAF pilot.
 More recently, Milo has been associated with the dashing Milo Ventimiglia of This Is Us fame, and it has also been the name of characters in books Catch-22 and The Phantom Tollbooth, and on screen in Milo and Otis, Alias, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
 Ricki Lake, Camryn Manheim, Sherry Stringfield, Liv Tyler, Craig Ferguson, and Alyssa Milano are six celebrity parents who share our enthusiasm for Milo, as do many Nameberry baby namers.
 Milo is often heard in Ireland. Milo O'Shea was a renowned Irish character actor.

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The name Milo is currently ranked #120 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #120 in 2022. The name is most popular in MILO, MILO, and MILO. Milo is occasionally used for girls in 2024.

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