Milo
Milo is a male given name: 99% of people named Milo are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 99% male / 1% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- US births since 1880
- 21,407 male / 199 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Milo
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Milo," in English, "Guten Tag Milo," in German. Milo is a male given name: about 99% of people named Milo are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Milo,
German
Guten Tag Milo,
French
Bonjour Milo,
Spanish
Estimado/a Milo:
Chinese
Milo您好：
Japanese
Milo様
English
Hi Milo,
German
Hi Milo,
French
Salut Milo,
Spanish
Hola Milo,
Chinese
Milo你好：
Japanese
Miloさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name | 99% |
| Albania | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Croatia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Italy | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
21,407 male · 199 female · 21,606 births recorded
Since 1980: 99% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Milo a male or female name?
Milo is a male given name: 99% of people named Milo are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
How do I address Milo in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Milo," in English, "Guten Tag Milo," in German. Milo is a male given name: about 99% of people named Milo are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Milo a unisex name?
Milo is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Milo are men. Milo leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Milo a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/milo (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_milo,
title = {Is Milo a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/milo},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}