How Many People Are Named Milburn?
An estimated 543 people in the United States have the first name Milburn. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Milburn peaked in popularity in 1918 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Milburn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Milburn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Milburn is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
543
About 1 in 631,223 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1918
79 births
Total Registered
2,234
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Milburn
Milburn is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,234 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Milburn as a male name
Ranked #7,237 in 1985
5 male births in 1985
Peak: 1918 (79 births)
Milburn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Milburn span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 590 babies were registered. Milburn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Milburn by Decade
How has Milburn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Milburn by State
Birth registrations for Milburn span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky. The lowest are in North Carolina, Maryland, Louisiana. On average, about 57 Milburns were registered per state.
Milburn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Milburn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Milburn
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Milburn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Milburn?
We estimate approximately 543 people named Milburn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 631,223 Americans share this first name.
Is Milburn a common name?
Milburn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,234 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Milburn most popular?
Milburn reached peak popularity in 1918, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Milburn is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Milburn a male name?
Milburn is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Milburn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Milburn Smith, Milburn Johnson, Milburn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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