Milosz
A Polish variant of the Slavic name Milosh, meaning "gracious".
Name Census estimates that about 6 living Americans carry the first name Milosz. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Milosz today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Milosz births was 2007 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Milosz. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Milosz with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Milosz. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
6
~ 1 in 57,125,723 Americans
Peak year
2007
6 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2007 SSA rank
#11,880
Tracked since 2007
Census
Milosz in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 187 people with the first name Milosz, which placed it at #40,012 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
#40,012
National first-name rank
People counted
187
187 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
94.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Milosz
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Milosz is White at 94.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (3.7%) and Black (1.1%). 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 Milosz 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 Milosz at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White94.7% · 177
- Hispanic or Latino3.7% · 7
- Black or African American1.1% · 2
- Two or more races0.5% · 1
Popularity
Milosz: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Milosz 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 Milosz during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Milosz
The name Milosz has its origins in the Slavic languages, particularly Polish. It is derived from the Slavic root "mil" or "mil??", which means "gracious" or "dear". The name first emerged in the Middle Ages, around the 10th or 11th century.
In its early days, Milosz was primarily used in Poland and other Slavic regions where Polish cultural influence was significant. The name shares similarities with other Slavic names such as Milos, Miloš, and Miloslav, all of which derive from the same root.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Milosz can be found in the 12th-century Polish chronicle "Gesta Principum Polonorum" by Gallus Anonymus. This work mentions a Polish nobleman named Milosz, though little is known about his life beyond this reference.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Milosz. One of the most famous was Milosz I Obili?? (c. 1360-1389), a Polish knight and hero of the Battle of Grunwald, where he captured the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights. His exploits were celebrated in Polish literature and folklore.
Another prominent figure was Milosz Vedi?? (c. 1445-1528), a Bosnian-born commander in the service of the Kingdom of Hungary. He is remembered for his defense of the fortress of Jajce against the Ottoman Empire.
In the realm of literature, the name is perhaps most closely associated with Czesław Miłosz (1911-2004), a Polish-American poet, prose writer, and translator. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1980 for his exceptional literary output.
Other notable individuals with the name Milosz include Milosz Zyman (1888-1959), a Polish military officer and politician, and Milosz Matuszy??ski (1914-1985), a Polish film director and screenwriter.
While the name Milosz has Slavic roots, its use has spread beyond the Slavic world, though it remains most prevalent in Polish and other Slavic communities. Its enduring popularity can be attributed to its historical significance and cultural resonance within these regions.
People
Milosz + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Milosz 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
Milosz: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Milosz?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Milosz 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 57,125,723 US residents.
Is Milosz a common name?
We classify Milosz as "Very Rare". It ranks above 22.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Milosz most popular?
The single biggest year for Milosz was 2007, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Milosz is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Milosz in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 187 people with the name Milosz, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #40,012 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 Milosz 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 Milosz?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Milosz leans strongly male. 179 people counted with this name were male (98.4%), compared with 3 female bearers (1.6%). 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 Milosz?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Milosz is White at 94.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (3.7%) and Black (1.1%). 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 Milosz most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Milosz in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.7% (177 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 Milosz in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Milosz a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Milosz 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 Milosz still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Milosz 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 Milosz 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 many people share the name Milosz?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.