Mildred

#1,962 for girls in 2025, 98 births · Last seen for boys in 1970 at #3,836
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1920 · 18,060 births
Debut · girls
132 births
In top 100 · girls
59 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
451,415
since 1880

Mildred over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201947peak #6, 1920girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,96298
2024#2,08092
2023#1,837109
2022#1,870108
2021#1,926102
2020#1,96596
2019#2,33177
2018#2,07193
2017#2,25783
2016#2,36679
2015#2,15288
2014#2,26782
2013#2,43974
2012#2,73464
2011#2,55570
2010#2,61469
2009#2,64369
2008#2,25387
2007#2,14793
2006#2,43876
2005#2,40773
2004#2,20480
2003#2,00190
2002#2,06483
2001#2,17175
2000#2,03481
1999#2,34363
1998#1,89980
1997#2,02370
1996#1,84079
1995#1,73084
1994#1,84177
1993#1,67989
1992#1,537101
1991#1,343122
1990#1,439109
1989#1,244127
1988#1,217123
1987#1,227116
1986#1,129128
1985#1,263107
1984#963150
1983#1,019138
1982#880175
1981#948155
1980#939159
1979#922160
1978#829179
1977#748204
1976#649239
1975#615256
1974#555300
1973#539311
1972#509339
1971#493388
1970#453482#3,8367
1969#458451#4,4045
1968#435476
1967#384570
1966#351660
1965#329749
1964#322846
1963#308902
1962#297965
1961#293995
1960#2751,081#3,3377
1959#2451,266
1958#2311,312#3,9445
1957#2251,409#3,9935
1956#2001,636#2,9698
1955#1971,642#2,55810
1954#1801,835#3,8275
1953#1661,942
1952#1592,051#3,3736
1951#1462,184#3,3646
1950#1352,296#3,6815
1949#1202,635#2,8028
1948#1202,756#3,0107
1947#1093,118#2,6719
1946#1033,066#2,03013
1945#932,960#2,5748
1944#813,318#1,81015
1943#763,626#1,98614
1942#713,808#2,14512
1941#643,846#1,41123
1940#583,938#1,18332
1939#554,137#1,48920
1938#524,441#1,06237
1937#434,646#1,52820
1936#405,051#1,06836
1935#355,546#1,16532
1934#356,180#1,13334
1933#326,569#96143
1932#267,643#1,00443
1931#268,169#92249
1930#219,356#1,15137
1929#1810,255#93052
1928#1511,653#93852
1927#1113,053#99050
1926#913,547#94452
1925#914,453#1,02245
1924#815,853#1,07144
1923#815,989#96151
1922#816,412#1,08442
1921#717,880#1,08642
1920#618,060#1,13939
1919#617,300#1,02444
1918#617,258#1,03542
1917#616,256#94646
1916#615,633#96444
1915#615,254#1,03738
1914#711,649#89837
1913#69,921#87131
1912#68,764#97022
1911#86,271#58427
1910#85,692#70718
1909#85,054#61519
1908#84,624#56620
1907#84,277#69914
1906#93,873#64014
1905#83,758#57417
1904#93,525#64713
1903#103,088#45121
1902#142,750#58314
1901#142,424#8587
1900#202,800#69913
1899#172,291#9286
1898#282,101#8048
1897#331,723#9426
1896#391,620#7789
1895#391,474#9786
1894#501,220#9546
1893#601,008
1892#62959
1891#64761
1890#71635#8846
1889#69625#9745
1888#83499
1887#89373
1886#107289
1885#111245
1884#107247
1883#116183
1882#119172
1881#115154
1880#121132
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Mildred was already there! It came in at #121, and was given to 132 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1993–2019, when fewer than 94 girls a year got the name.

Where Mildred is popular in 1947

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mildred, so not publishedAKMaine: #131 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 667 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mildred, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #160 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsNHWashington: #253 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,986 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Mildred, so not publishedIDMontana: #197 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,145 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #167 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 990 girlsNDMinnesota: #262 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,749 girlsMNIllinois: #139 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 833 girlsILWisconsin: #188 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,691 girlsWIMichigan: #179 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,322 girlsMINew York: #135 for girls · 217 births · 1 in 693 girlsNYMassachusetts: #131 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 942 girlsMARhode Island: #129 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 722 girlsRIOregon: #250 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,916 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Mildred, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mildred, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #194 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,299 girlsSDIowa: #183 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,420 girlsIAIndiana: #146 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 955 girlsINOhio: #121 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 733 girlsOHPennsylvania: #118 for girls · 185 births · 1 in 614 girlsPANew Jersey: #139 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 829 girlsNJConnecticut: #176 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,296 girlsCTCalifornia: #232 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 1,590 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Mildred, so not publishedUTColorado: #139 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 683 girlsCONebraska: #216 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,924 girlsNEMissouri: #132 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 733 girlsMOKentucky: #54 for girls · 149 births · 1 in 244 girlsKYWest Virginia: #78 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 417 girlsWVVirginia: #49 for girls · 163 births · 1 in 229 girlsVAMaryland: #84 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 390 girlsMDDelaware: #90 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 351 girlsDEArizona: #185 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 837 girlsAZNew Mexico: #138 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 512 girlsNMKansas: #171 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,152 girlsKSArkansas: #65 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 339 girlsARTennessee: #52 for girls · 153 births · 1 in 262 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #47 for girls · 217 births · 1 in 241 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #32 for girls · 149 births · 1 in 190 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #163 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 837 girlsDCOklahoma: #109 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 592 girlsOKLouisiana: #75 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 296 girlsLAMississippi: #39 for girls · 149 births · 1 in 195 girlsMSAlabama: #54 for girls · 157 births · 1 in 250 girlsALGeorgia: #46 for girls · 186 births · 1 in 235 girlsGAHawaii: #108 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 385 girlsHITexas: #116 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 566 girlsTXFlorida: #93 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 437 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#32 · 1 in 190
  2. Mississippi#39 · 1 in 195
  3. Georgia#46 · 1 in 235
  4. North Carolina#47 · 1 in 241
  5. Virginia#49 · 1 in 229

Best ever in a state: #2 in Nevada, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#321491 in 190
Mississippi#391491 in 195
Georgia#461861 in 235
North Carolina#472171 in 241
Virginia#491631 in 229
Tennessee#521531 in 262
Alabama#541571 in 250
Kentucky#541491 in 244
Arkansas#65691 in 339
Louisiana#751111 in 296
West Virginia#78601 in 417
Maryland#84621 in 390
Delaware#9091 in 351
Florida#93621 in 437
Hawaii#108141 in 385
Oklahoma#109391 in 592
Texas#1161621 in 566
Pennsylvania#1181851 in 614
Ohio#1211231 in 733
Rhode Island#129111 in 722
Maine#131151 in 667
Massachusetts#131521 in 942
Missouri#132561 in 733
New York#1352171 in 693
New Mexico#138161 in 512
Colorado#139211 in 683
Illinois#1391061 in 833
New Jersey#139561 in 829
Indiana#146451 in 955
New Hampshire#16051 in 1,144
District of Columbia#163141 in 837
North Dakota#16771 in 990
Kansas#171161 in 1,152
Connecticut#176151 in 1,296
Michigan#179551 in 1,322
Iowa#183201 in 1,420
Arizona#185101 in 837
Wisconsin#188221 in 1,691
South Dakota#19451 in 1,299
Montana#19751 in 1,145
Nebraska#21671 in 1,924
California#232711 in 1,590
Oregon#25081 in 1,916
Washington#253131 in 1,986
Minnesota#262121 in 2,749
Alaska
Idaho
Nevada
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Mildred
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 118 spots since 2024 (#2,080#1,962)
  • 3 spots since 2020 (#1,965#1,962)
  • 190 spots since 2015 (#2,152#1,962)
  • Biggest jump: 68 spots in 1982 (#948#880)
  • Biggest drop: 300 spots in 1985 (#963#1,263)
Rise & fade · girls
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1920 at #6 (18,060 births)
  • Births halved by 1931, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 24 yrs
  • Top 10: 24 yrs · run 1903–1926
  • Top 100: 59 yrs · run 1887–1945
  • Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1880–1982
Share of babies · girls
1 in 63
  • Highest: 1 in 63 girls born in 1913 were named Mildred (1.6%)
  • Latest: 1 in 16,401 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #6 in 1920, was only 1 in 66 (1.5%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 32.6% of all girls named Mildred (147,155) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,919#69 (1889)#104
1890s13,792#17 (1899)#46
1900s36,173#8 (1909)#11
1910s123,998#6 (1919)#7
1920s147,155#6 (1920)#10
1930s61,738#21 (1930)#37
1940s33,071#58 (1940)#90
1950s17,573#135 (1950)#188
1960s7,695#275 (1960)#345
1970s2,858#453 (1970)#631
1980s1,378#880 (1982)#1,083
1990s874#1,343 (1991)#1,767
2000s807#2,001 (2003)#2,236
2010s779#2,071 (2018)#2,379
2020s605#1,837 (2023)#1,940

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Mildred in 1947

girls
#109
3,118 births · 1 in 569 girls
boys
#2,671
9 births · 1 in 203,289 boys

Top girls' names in 1947

  1. #1Linda99,692
  2. #2Mary71,690
  3. #3Patricia51,278
  4. #4Barbara48,800
  5. #5Sandra34,779
  6. #6Carol33,543
  7. #7Nancy32,445
  8. #8Susan31,952
  9. #9Sharon28,533
  10. #10Donna23,517
  11. #109Mildred3,118

Top boys' names in 1947

  1. #1James94,767
  2. #2Robert91,655
  3. #3John88,324
  4. #4William67,002
  5. #5Richard58,532
  6. #6David57,810
  7. #7Michael50,506
  8. #8Thomas44,842
  9. #9Charles40,781
  10. #10Larry34,946
  11. #2,671Mildred9
More about 1947

girls

1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 569 of them was named Mildred, which outranked 98.2% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mildred
  1. #106Marjorie3,449
  2. #107Irene3,293
  3. #108Janis3,205
  4. #109Mildred3,118
  5. #110Juanita3,112
  6. #111Dolores3,071
  7. #112Ruby3,069
Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. 417Michaele#1,276#859
  2. 385Carlotta#997#612
  3. 332Ricki#1,290#958
  4. 300Daria#1,220#920
  5. 290Ivy#1,087#797
Fallers
  1. 341Merlene#961#1,302
  2. 285Beatriz#985#1,270
  3. 276Ruthanne#874#1,150
  4. 253Estela#897#1,150
  5. 242Verla#885#1,127

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 203,289 of them was named Mildred, which outranked 37.4% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mildred
  1. #2,498Woodard10
  2. #2,498Woodford10
  3. #2,498York10
  4. #2,671Mildred9
  5. #2,671Abbie9
  6. #2,671Almond9
  7. #2,671Alpheus9
  8. #2,862Abby8
  9. #2,862Abron8
  10. #2,862Acey8

Tied with 190 names at #2,671; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. 1,271Brock#2,271#1,000
  2. 586Shawn#1,509#923
  3. 500Jed#1,475#975
  4. 358Jody#935#577
  5. 355Deryl#1,355#1,000
Fallers
  1. 497Hurley#952#1,449
  2. 393Prentice#878#1,271
  3. 362Darvin#935#1,297
  4. 310Lary#826#1,136
  5. 303Judith#856#1,159

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1947