Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Milford

#1,316 most common boys' name of all time · #3,148 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2023

Rank among boys
#1,316
Rank overall
#3,148 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
116 of 146
All-time
8,211
Since 2016
6
Peak year
1921 #397
Best rank
#369 1917
Girls Boys peak 234/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Milford is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2023 — 6 6 #10,840
2000 — 6 6 #9,142
1994 — 6 6 #7,791
1992 — 12 12 #4,574
1991 — 6 6 #7,294
1990 — 11 11 #4,684
1989 — 8 8 #5,642
1988 — 6 6 #6,457
1987 — 11 11 #3,978
1986 — 8 8 #4,877
1985 — 14 14 #3,227
1984 — 7 7 #5,004
1983 — 9 9 #4,160
1982 — 15 15 #2,980
1981 — 15 15 #2,911
1980 — 17 17 #2,737
1979 — 17 17 #2,679
1978 — 10 10 #3,626
1977 — 19 19 #2,368
1976 — 26 26 #1,881
1975 — 22 22 #2,072
1974 — 19 19 #2,213
1973 — 25 25 #1,784
1972 — 23 23 #1,880
1971 — 22 22 #1,926
1970 — 28 28 #1,625
1969 — 28 28 #1,535
1968 — 41 41 #1,188
1967 — 32 32 #1,345
1966 — 26 26 #1,514
1965 — 42 42 #1,172
1964 — 38 38 #1,267
1963 — 44 44 #1,168
1962 — 46 46 #1,143
1961 — 67 67 #934
1960 — 51 51 #1,089
1959 — 52 52 #1,071
1958 — 61 61 #972
1957 — 50 50 #1,079
1956 — 74 74 #871
1955 — 74 74 #857
1954 — 67 67 #904
1953 — 82 82 #790
1952 — 80 80 #787
1951 — 78 78 #801
1950 — 83 83 #757
1949 — 104 104 #672
1948 — 107 107 #657
1947 — 102 102 #686
1946 — 105 105 #627
1945 — 114 114 #566
1944 — 111 111 #583
1943 — 131 131 #547
1942 — 111 111 #595
1941 — 109 109 #569
1940 — 137 137 #498
1939 — 119 119 #527
1938 — 141 141 #489
1937 — 143 143 #476
1936 — 133 133 #491
1935 6 148 154 #468
1934 — 150 150 #459
1933 — 156 156 #444
1932 — 151 151 #469
1931 — 159 159 #446
1930 — 172 172 #454
1929 — 185 185 #435
1928 — 201 201 #420
1927 — 194 194 #435
1926 — 212 212 #415
1925 — 234 234 #391
1924 — 233 233 #400
1923 7 223 230 #401
1922 — 227 227 #401
1921 — 234 234 #397
1920 — 229 229 #392
1919 — 205 205 #408
1918 — 214 214 #405
1917 — 230 230 #369
1916 — 196 196 #396
1915 — 195 195 #386
1914 — 131 131 #420
1913 — 128 128 #371
1912 — 99 99 #387
1911 — 56 56 #375
1910 — 33 33 #490
1909 — 33 33 #447
1908 — 25 25 #508
1907 — 28 28 #446
1906 — 25 25 #452
1905 — 21 21 #503
1904 — 30 30 #378
1903 — 13 13 #647
1902 — 18 18 #518
1901 — 11 11 #666
1900 — 22 22 #514
1899 — 12 12 #607
1898 — 12 12 #660
1897 — 10 10 #711
1896 — 19 19 #479
1895 — 15 15 #552
1894 — 17 17 #497
1893 — 13 13 #562
1892 — 18 18 #476
1891 — 5 5 #1,018
1890 — 12 12 #596
1889 — 8 8 #762
1888 — 9 9 #734
1887 — 6 6 #865
1886 — 16 16 #467
1885 — 9 9 #679
1884 — 11 11 #608
1883 — 11 11 #591
1882 — 8 8 #732
1881 — 9 9 #640
1880 — 6 6 #884