Given name
Milt
“from the mill town”
Milt is a variant of Milton. One English interpretation is “from the mill town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Milt is a variant of Milton. One English interpretation is “from the mill town.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Milt is a variant of Milton. An origin associated with Milton is Old English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Milt is a variant of Milton. The history of Milton gives this family its wider story. Milton’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Milt through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 70
- 70 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 7 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 7 in 1960. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 274 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Milt
- Milt JacksonAmerican musician (1923–1999)
- Milt CampbellAmerican decathlete (1933-2012)
- Milt SchmidtCanadian ice hockey player (1918–2017)
- Milt KahlAmerican animator (1909–1987)
- Milt PalacioBelizean basketball player (born 1978)
- Milt HintonAmerican musician and photographer (1910-2000)
- Milt BucknerAmerican jazz pianist and organist (1915–1977)
- Milt WagnerAmerican basketball player-coachborn 1963
- Milt GablerAmerican record producer (1911–2001)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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