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Milburn

♂ Boy

Pronounced MIL-burn /ˈmɪl.bərn/High

Meaning: Milburn is an English surname and place-name from Old English mylen, 'mill,' and burna, 'brook or stream' — 'the mill stream.' Used as a first name it carries that watery place meaning, in the surname-forename tradition.Medium

In 30 seconds: Milburn is an English place-and-surname meaning 'mill stream' (said 'MIL-burn'). It was a modest early-twentieth-century boy's name.
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Origin MediumEnglish
MeaningMilburn is an English surname and place-name from Old English mylen, 'mill,' and burna, 'brook or stream' — 'the mill stream.' Used as a first name it carries that watery place meaning, in the surname-forename tradition.
U.S. rank (1985)#7237 ↘ Falling
1985 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1918
Total births (all-time)≈ 2,234

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 191818841985

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Milburn comes from English places named for a mill on a brook — Old English mylen, 'mill,' plus burna, 'stream.' Like Wilburn and Melvin's crowd, it passed from place to surname to first name in the American fashion for surname forenames.

It held a quiet presence from the eighteen-eighties, peaked around 1918, and had all but disappeared by the nineteen-eighties. A Milburn from the peak would be very old today; the name reads as a genuine antique rather than a reviving pick.

Did you know? Milburn crested around 1918, one of the -burn surname-names, from the Old English burna, 'brook,' that dotted American birth rolls a century ago.
Overall data confidence 64%
References — Milburn — English place/surname 'mill stream'; 1910s peak

Variations

MilburneMillburn

Nicknames

MelMilt

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If you like Milburn…

Milton— a like Mil- English place-name of the era
Wilburn— a rhyming -burn surname-name of the period
Melvin— a same-era M- boy's name in style
Hawthorn— shares the -rn ending
Coburn— lands in the same popularity range

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Milburn mean?

Milburn is an English place-name meaning 'mill stream,' from Old English for mill and brook.

How do you pronounce Milburn?

It's said MIL-burn /ˈmɪl.bərn/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Milburn a boy or girl name?

Milburn is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Milburn?

Milburn was an uncommon surname-name that peaked in the nineteen-tens and has been rare for generations.

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