Milburn
Milburn is an English male given name which may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Milburn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Milburn is an English male given name which may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Milburn
American parents first put Milburn on the record books as a baby boy name in 1884, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 79 Milburns were born — ranking #710 that year. About 26% of every Milburn on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Milburn last appeared in the published SSA data in 1985, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Milburn
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Milburn Akers (1900–1970), American newspaper journalist and editor
- Milburn G. Apt (1924–1956), United States Air Force test pilot, the first person to reach the speed of Mach 3
- Tiny Croft (1920–1977), American National Football League player
- Milburn Morante (1887–1964), American actor, film director and makeup artist
- Milburn Price (born 1938), American hymn composer and academic
- Milt Shoffner , real name Milburn (1905–1978), American Major League Baseball pitcher
- Milburn Smith (1912–1994), American college and high school football and basketball coach
- Milburn Stone (1904–1980), American actor best known for playing Doc in the TV series Gunsmoke
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Names that sound like Milburn
Phonetically similar names — useful when Milburn is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Milburn
Milburn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1884 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Milburn's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #710. Use the chart and map above to compare Milburn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.