Miklo
A name potentially derived from the Slavic root "mik-", meaning "great".
Name Census estimates that about 486 living Americans carry the first name Miklo. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Miklo today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Miklo births was 2024 (51 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Miklo. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
486
~ 1 in 705,256 Americans
Peak year
2024
51 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,610
Tracked since 1994
Census
Miklo in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 237 people with the first name Miklo, which placed it at #34,427 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#34,427
National first-name rank
People counted
237
237 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
86.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Miklo
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Miklo is Hispanic at 86.5%. The next largest groups are White (9.7%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (2.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Miklo described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Miklo at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino86.5% · 205
- White9.7% · 23
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.5% · 6
- Black or African American1.3% · 3
Popularity
Miklo: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Miklo from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 190 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Miklo by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Miklo during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Miklos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Texas, Colorado recorded the most babies named Miklo, while Colorado, Texas, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 29 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Miklo
The given name Miklo is believed to have originated from the ancient Germanic language, specifically from the Old High German word "mihhil," which means "great" or "mighty." This name traces its roots back to the early medieval period, around the 5th to 11th centuries AD, when the Germanic tribes inhabited various regions of Europe.
Miklo was a popular name among the Germanic tribes, particularly the Franks and the Saxons. It was often bestowed upon boys as a symbol of strength and valor, reflecting the warrior culture of these tribes. The earliest recorded instances of the name Miklo can be found in various historical documents and chronicles from the Carolingian era, which spanned from the 8th to the 9th centuries.
One of the earliest notable individuals bearing the name Miklo was Miklo the Frank, a nobleman and military commander who served under the Frankish King Charlemagne in the late 8th century. Miklo played a significant role in Charlemagne's campaigns against the Saxons, and his name is mentioned in several contemporary accounts of these conflicts.
During the High Middle Ages, around the 11th to the 13th centuries, the name Miklo gained popularity among the nobility and the ruling classes across various Germanic regions. Miklo von Swabia, a German nobleman and crusader who participated in the Third Crusade under the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, was a prominent figure from this era.
In the late medieval period, the name Miklo was also adopted by commoners and artisans. One notable example is Miklo the Blacksmith, a skilled craftsman who lived in the German city of Nuremberg during the 15th century. His intricate metalwork and artistry were highly praised and can still be seen in the city's museums.
Another significant figure bearing the name Miklo was Miklo Copernicus, a renowned Polish astronomer and mathematician who lived from 1473 to 1543. He is best known for his revolutionary heliocentric theory, which placed the Sun at the center of the solar system, challenging the long-held geocentric model of the universe.
During the Renaissance period, the name Miklo gained popularity among artists and intellectuals. Miklo Buonarroti, an Italian sculptor, painter, and poet who lived from 1475 to 1564, is widely regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time. His masterpieces, such as the Sistine Chapel ceiling and the sculpture of David, have become iconic representations of the Renaissance era.
People
Miklo + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Miklo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Miklo: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Miklo?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 486 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Miklo going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 705,256 US residents.
Is Miklo a common name?
We classify Miklo as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 491 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Miklo most popular?
The single biggest year for Miklo was 2024, when 51 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Miklo is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Miklo in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 237 people with the name Miklo, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,427 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Miklo in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Miklo?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Miklo appears almost entirely male. Of the 230 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Miklo?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Miklo is Hispanic at 86.5%. The next largest groups are White (9.7%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (2.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Miklo most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Miklo in the 2020 Census, accounting for 86.5% (205 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Miklo in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Miklo a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Miklo in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Miklo still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Miklo in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Miklo can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Miklo?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.