Milo is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning “yew tree.” In 2024 it was given to 2,988 boys in the United States.
Milo belongs to the Italian and Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “yew tree” — is the sense carried by its Italian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Milo first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #120 in 2022, and in 2024 2,988 babies received the name — 40,845 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Milo means “yew tree” in its Italian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Milo is a boy name. In 2024, 2,988 babies received the name in the US.
Milo comes from the Italian and Irish & Celtic tradition.
Milo first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #120 in 2022, and 2,988 babies were given the name in 2024.
Milo is pronounced /ˈmaɪloʊ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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