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Baby name
Milton
Boy
Origin of the name
Milton was first an English place name, “mill town.” The poet John Milton bore it.
Classic name
117,936births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 74rank at its peak, in 1920
Where babies named Milton are born
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Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Milton is most common in Mississippi (2.5 times), Louisiana (2.5) and District of Columbia (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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