Milburn

boys:

2.2k births since 1884

#2668 (42nd percentile)

overall:

2.2k births since 1884

#5561 (28th percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Milburn is the #5,561 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,234 recorded births since 1884. This represents the 28.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 28.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,668 (41.8% percentile) for all time with 2,234 births since 1884.

Milburn first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1884 (first recorded for boys in 1884). Birth data for Milburn is available in 86 out of the 102 years between 1884 and 1985. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Milburn reached its peak popularity in 1918, achieving the 14.0% percentile (ranked #457) with 75 births per million. The name was most common in 1908, with 120 births per million (ranked 5.7% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 1985.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Milburn".

1884 1985 18841985

Key Statistics

Total Births
2,234
Peak Births
79
Peak Year
1918
First Recorded
1884
Peak Percentile
14.0%
Current Percentile
Peak Rank
#457
Current Rank
Male statistics

How to Pronounce Milburn

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Milburn. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 89.5% confident that Milburn is pronounced as MIHL-bern, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is meel-BERN, at 10.5% confidence, with 2 syllables.

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MIHL-bern (2 syllables)
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M IH1 L B ER0 N
meel-BERN (2 syllables)
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M IY0 L B ER1 N

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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