Is Milburn a boy or girl name?

Milburn is a boy’s name. Of the 2,234 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Milburn

Recorded 1884–1985 · United States

Milburn was most popular in 1918, when 79 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,487 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,234 people named Milburn.

Milburn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Milburn’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Milburn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Milburn is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,234 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Milburn

Where Milburn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org