Boy’s name · French, Germanic

Maïlo

How to say it: ma-ee-LO · /maiˈlo/

French spelling of Milo, from Germanic 'mild, peaceful' or Slavic 'gracious' - modern trendy masculine name.

Maïlo was the 10,403rd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 6 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 10% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #10,873 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#10,403for boys in 2025
1 in 552,557US babies
6born in 2025
#10,873projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Maïlo
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#10,403
Babies born in 20256
Share of births1 in 552,557
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+10%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#10,873
In France, 2025#216 among boys’ names, 75 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Maïlo is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 6 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Maïlo also love

Nicknames

  • Milo
  • Lo

Other spellings

Honouring a Maïlo in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Maïlo is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, German.

In France: #216 for boys in 2025.

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