Boy or Girl

Is Milford a boy or girl name?

Milford was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 8,211 US babies named Milford were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Milford since 1880
8,211
Most popular year
1921
234 babies
Babies named Milford each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Milford from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.07515022530018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Milford, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s9300%
1890s13300%
1900s22600%
1910s1,48700%
1920s2,17270.3%
1930s1,47260.4%
1940s1,13100%
1950s70100%
1960s41500%
1970s21100%
1980s11000%
1990s3500%
2000s600%
2010s00–
2020s600%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20236#11,7780–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–0–
20070–0–
20060–0–
20050–0–
20040–0–
20030–0–
20020–0–
20010–0–
20006#9,9040–
19990–0–
19980–0–
19970–0–
19960–0–
19950–0–
19946#8,4460–
19930–0–
199212#4,7680–
19916#7,9200–
199011#4,8900–
19898#6,0310–
19886#6,9790–
198711#4,1500–
19868#5,1750–
198514#3,3320–
19847#5,3690–
19839#4,3730–
198215#3,0570–
198115#2,9880–
198017#2,8050–
197917#2,7360–
197810#3,7620–
197719#2,4290–
197626#1,9130–
197522#2,1070–
197419#2,2510–
197325#1,8070–
197223#1,9060–
197122#1,9670–
197028#1,6480–
196928#1,5510–
196841#1,2010–
196732#1,3570–
196626#1,5320–
196542#1,1800–
196438#1,2770–
196344#1,1710–
196246#1,1420–
196167#9350–
196051#1,0910–
195952#1,0770–
195861#9760–
195750#1,0830–
195674#8710–
195574#8600–
195467#9050–
195382#7930–
195280#7890–
195178#8000–
195083#7560–
1949104#6730–
1948107#6570–
1947102#6860–
1946105#6280–
1945114#5650–
1944111#5830–
1943131#5480–
1942111#5970–
1941109#5700–
1940137#4980–
1939119#5270–
1938141#4900–
1937143#4750–
1936133#4930–
1935148#4686#4,083
1934150#4590–
1933156#4440–
1932151#4680–
1931159#4460–
1930172#4540–
1929185#4350–
1928201#4210–
1927194#4360–
1926212#4160–
1925234#3910–
1924233#4000–
1923223#4007#4,245
1922227#4010–
1921234#3970–
1920229#3920–
1919205#4080–
1918214#4050–
1917230#3700–
1916196#3970–
1915195#3860–
1914131#4200–
1913128#3700–
191299#3860–
191156#3770–
191033#4900–
190933#4440–
190825#5090–
190728#4410–
190625#4510–
190521#5020–
190430#3750–
190313#6430–
190218#5180–
190111#6660–
190022#5040–
189912#6030–
189812#6520–
189710#7080–
189619#4750–
189515#5470–
189417#4930–
189313#5610–
189218#4730–
18915#1,0700–
189012#5890–
18898#7660–
18889#7390–
18876#8890–
188616#4640–
18859#6790–
188411#5940–
188311#5800–
18828#7370–
18819#6330–
18806#8790–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Milford reached #370 in 1913. As a girl name, it reached #4,083 in 1935. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.