Given name & surname
Milburn
“from the mill stream”
Milburn is a variant of Melbourne. One English interpretation is “from the mill stream.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Milburn is a variant of Melbourne. One English interpretation is “from the mill stream.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Milburn is a variant of Melbourne. An origin associated with Melbourne is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Milburn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,234
- 2,234 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 79 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1985. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 79 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 589 as a first name in 2020; 7,437 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Milburn’s family of names
In English usage, Milburn as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Milbourne. Milburn has a related form in Melbourne.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Milburn
Characters named Milburn: Mr. Monopoly (advertising character for the board game Monopoly).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Milburn, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“from the mill's ford”
>99% boys
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“a leader” · “a friend who offers counsel”
>99% boys
Melton
“from the mill town”
>99% boys
Merton
“from the village near the pond” · “from the town near the lake”
>99% boys
Millard
“the guardian of the mill”
>99% boys
Wilburn
Wilburn is a masculine given name.
>99% boys
Melville
“from the mill town”
99% boys · 1% girls
Morton
“from the town near the moor”
>99% boys