Milo
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Milo
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 for boys#119 US
Milo has long been a favorite boys' name 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.
Milo for girls#5849 US
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.
Pronounced MY-loh.
As of October 2026, Milo ranked #119 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #9.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #311 | 1,120 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #288 | 1,284 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #248 | 1,510 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #224 | 1,704 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #178 | 2,199 | #4,308 | 33 |
| 2019 | #162 | 2,442 | #3,703 | 41 |
| 2020 | #134 | 2,767 | #4,513 | 30 |
| 2021 | #127 | 2,918 | #3,985 | 37 |
| 2022 | #120 | 3,111 | #3,395 | 47 |
| 2023 | #121 | 2,963 | #4,250 | 34 |
| 2024 | #120 | 2,988 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #119 | 2,974 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Milo on lists
Famous Milos
- Milo of CrotonBoy
ancient Greek athlete
- Milo ĐukanovićBoy
1st Prime Minister and 2nd and 4th President of Montenegro
- Milo Anthony VentimigliaBoy
American actor
- Milo Donal O'SheaBoy
Irish actor
- MiloBoy
bishop of Reims and Trier, Germany
- MiloBoy
stage name of Rory Ferreira, American rapper
- Milo DorBoy
pen name of Milutin Doroslovac, Serbian,Austrian writer
- Milo Jay AukermanBoy
American singer of band the Descendants
- (Leland) Milo HamiltonBoy
American sportscaster
- Milo ParkerBoy
English actor
- Milo CawthorneBoy
New Zealand actor
- Milo Boughton ButlerBoy
1st British governor,general of the Bahamas
- Milo RadulovichBoy
American veteran portrayed in movie "Good Night, and Good Luck"
- Milo ManaraBoy
Italian comic book artist
- Milo Emil HalbheerBoy
German painter
- Milo YiannopoulosBoy
British political commentator and internet provocateur
- Milo Astaire (b. 1993)Boy
son of model Saffron Aldridge and Simon Astaire
- Milo Sebastian Sussman (b. 1997)Boy
son of TV host/actress Ricki Lake
- Milo Hamish Ferguson (b. 2001)Boy
son of TV host/comedian Craig Ferguson
- Milo Jacob Brezovar (b. 2001)Boy
son of actress Camryn Manheim
- Milo Hutton (b. 2001)Boy
son of actor Timothy Hutton
- Milo Oyamada (b. 2002)Boy
son of singers Cornelius and Takako Minekawa
- Milo William Langdon (b. 2004)Boy
son of actress Liv Tyler and Royston Langdon
- Milo Joseph (b. 2004)Boy
son of actress Sherry Stringfield and Larry Joseph
- Milo SealBoy
son of actor Kevin Seal and director Lynn Shelton
- Milo Roy (b. 2005)Boy
son of comedian Ben Roy
- Milo Phirman (b. 2009)Boy
son of actress Dannah Phirman and comedy singer Mike Phirman
- Milo Contostavlos (b. 2010)Boy
son of rapper Dappy
- Milo Thomas (b. 2011)Boy
son of actress Alyssa Milano
- Milo Cannonball Meloy (b. 2013)Boy
son of singer Colin Meloy of The Decemberists
- Milo Martínez (b. 2013)Boy
son of actor Mariano Martínez and model Juliana Giambroni
- Milo Lachowski (b. 2013)Boy
son of model Francisco Lachowski
- Milo Thomas Scott (b. 2014)Boy
son of actors Dougray Scott and Claire Forlani
- Milo Kielty (b. 2016)Boy
son of TV personality Cat Deeley and comedian Patrick Kielty
- Milo Arthur JohnsonBoy
son of UK prime minister Boris Johnson
- Milo ManheimBoy
American actor
Milo in pop culture
- MiloBoy
talking orange cat in movie "The Adventures of Milo & Otis"
- Milo MinderbinderBoy
character in Joseph Heller's Catch,22
- MiloBoy
main character in "The Phantom Tollbooth"
- Milo ThatchBoy
main character of Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire
- Milo SparksBoy
baby on TV's "Gossip Girl"
- Milo PeckBoy
character in movie "Heart and Souls"
- Milo FosterBoy
character on TV series "Men at Work"
- MiloBoy
purple character on British children's TV show "The Tweenies"
- MiloBoy
a rodent,like mammal on animated series "The Land Before Time"
- MiloBoy
dog in movie "The Mask"
- Milo BloomBoy
character in comic strip "Bloom County" by Berkeley Breathed
- Milo KerriganBoy
character in Australian TV's "Full Frontal"
- Milo PressmanBoy
character on TV's "24"
- Milo RambaldiBoy
character on TV's "Alias"
- Professor MiloBoy
villain in Batman comics
- Scorpio MiloBoy
character in manga "Saint Seiya"
- MiloBoy
main character on animated series "Fish Hooks"
- Milo JacksonBoy
character in movie "Airheads"
- Milo GreeneBoy
American indie pop band
- Milo DeanBoy
character in movie "The Skeleton Twins"
- Milo DavenportBoy
a female character in An American in Paris, named after the Venus de Milo.
- Milo BoydBoy
main character in "The Bounty Hunter"
- Milo AukermanBoy
lead singer of the Descendents
- Milo CrinkleyBoy
character in "Be a Perfect Person in Just 3 Days" by Stephen Manes
- MiloBoy
chocolate drink in Australia/New Zealand
- Milo MurphyBoy
eponymous character in the show Milo Murphy's Law by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh
- MiloBoy
character from the video game "Minecraft: Story Mode"
- MiloBoy
Gym Leader in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield