Spellings
Milo or Mylo?
In the US in 2025, 89% of babies in this name family were spelled Milo and 11% Mylo. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Milo already led in 2015, with 94% of the family's births; it has 89% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 1,368 to 3,331 births (×2).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milo | 1,284 | 2,974 | ×2 |
| Mylo | 84 | 357 | ×4 |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈmaɪloʊ/ (MY-loh). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Milo 1,095 births (#45 among boys) and Mylo 150 births (#333 among boys).
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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