Milford

Given to 8,211 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +117% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1913

128 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

8,211

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Milford was most popular in 1913, when 128 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.25 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Milford in 2025. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 117%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	6	10821
2022	<5	—	<5	—
2021	<5	—	<5	—
2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	<5	—	<5	—
2018	<5	—	<5	—
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2012	<5	—	<5	—
2011	<5	—	<5	—
2010	<5	—	<5	—
2009	<5	—	<5	—
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2007	<5	—	<5	—
2006	<5	—	<5	—
2005	<5	—	<5	—
2004	<5	—	<5	—
2003	<5	—	<5	—
2002	<5	—	<5	—
2001	<5	—	<5	—
2000	<5	—	6	9112
1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	<5	—
1997	<5	—	<5	—
1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	<5	—
1994	<5	—	6	7770
1993	<5	—	<5	—
1992	<5	—	12	4564
1991	<5	—	6	7271
1990	<5	—	11	4673
1989	<5	—	8	5615
1988	<5	—	6	6426
1987	<5	—	11	3959
1986	<5	—	8	4853
1985	<5	—	14	3216
1984	<5	—	7	4973
1983	<5	—	9	4141
1982	<5	—	15	2972
1981	<5	—	15	2898
1980	<5	—	17	2729
1979	<5	—	17	2669
1978	<5	—	10	3614
1977	<5	—	19	2361
1976	<5	—	26	1873
1975	<5	—	22	2065
1974	<5	—	19	2199
1973	<5	—	25	1782
1972	<5	—	23	1871
1971	<5	—	22	1916
1970	<5	—	28	1615
1969	<5	—	28	1526
1968	<5	—	41	1183
1967	<5	—	32	1340
1966	<5	—	26	1510
1965	<5	—	42	1163
1964	<5	—	38	1263
1963	<5	—	44	1165
1962	<5	—	46	1137
1961	<5	—	67	933
1960	<5	—	51	1083
1959	<5	—	52	1068
1958	<5	—	61	969
1957	<5	—	50	1075
1956	<5	—	74	868
1955	<5	—	74	855
1954	<5	—	67	902
1953	<5	—	82	786
1952	<5	—	80	786
1951	<5	—	78	799
1950	<5	—	83	755
1949	<5	—	104	671
1948	<5	—	107	657
1947	<5	—	102	685
1946	<5	—	105	626
1945	<5	—	114	563
1944	<5	—	111	581
1943	<5	—	131	545
1942	<5	—	111	591
1941	<5	—	109	569
1940	<5	—	137	497
1939	<5	—	119	524
1938	<5	—	141	487
1937	<5	—	143	472
1936	<5	—	133	491
1935	6	3742	148	466
1934	<5	—	150	459
1933	<5	—	156	442
1932	<5	—	151	468
1931	<5	—	159	446
1930	<5	—	172	451
1929	<5	—	185	433
1928	<5	—	201	420
1927	<5	—	194	435
1926	<5	—	212	415
1925	<5	—	234	391
1924	<5	—	233	399
1923	7	3971	223	399
1922	<5	—	227	401
1921	<5	—	234	397
1920	<5	—	229	391
1919	<5	—	205	407
1918	<5	—	214	405
1917	<5	—	230	368
1916	<5	—	196	396
1915	<5	—	195	385
1914	<5	—	131	417
1913	<5	—	128	370
1912	<5	—	99	386
1911	<5	—	56	372
1910	<5	—	33	480
1909	<5	—	33	436
1908	<5	—	25	499
1907	<5	—	28	439
1906	<5	—	25	443
1905	<5	—	21	491
1904	<5	—	30	368
1903	<5	—	13	619
1902	<5	—	18	507
1901	<5	—	11	637
1900	<5	—	22	490
1899	<5	—	12	583
1898	<5	—	12	635
1897	<5	—	10	681
1896	<5	—	19	462
1895	<5	—	15	529
1894	<5	—	17	480
1893	<5	—	13	538
1892	<5	—	18	458
1891	<5	—	5	963
1890	<5	—	12	566
1889	<5	—	8	722
1888	<5	—	9	704
1887	<5	—	6	819
1886	<5	—	16	451
1885	<5	—	9	641
1884	<5	—	11	570
1883	<5	—	11	556
1882	<5	—	8	691
1881	<5	—	9	595
1880	<5	—	6	809

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Other spellings

Milfred · 496 Milferd · 104

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Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years