Millard

Last seen for girls in 1939 at #3,429 · #7,679 for boys in 2025, 10 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1887 · 67 births
Debut · boys
56 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
16,743
since 1880

Millard over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Millard has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #185, 1887boys
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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—#7,67910
2024——
2023——
2022—#12,3305
2021——
2020—#12,0225
2019—#8,8898
2018—#8,1549
2017—#9,6967
2016—#7,60510
2015—#8,0409
2014——
2013—#8,7898
2012—#9,7097
2011——
2010—#9,6937
2009—#10,9946
2008—#9,0198
2007—#12,3675
2006——
2005—#10,1516
2004—#6,97610
2003—#7,2459
2002—#6,08811
2001—#8,3397
2000—#6,8399
1999—#6,04210
1998—#5,15912
1997—#5,64210
1996—#4,18515
1995—#4,05215
1994—#5,45210
1993—#4,02015
1992—#4,87211
1991—#3,22419
1990—#3,77915
1989—#3,09419
1988—#2,36725
1987—#2,27225
1986—#3,00516
1985—#2,71018
1984—#2,43720
1983—#1,82230
1982—#1,65436
1981—#2,41820
1980—#1,91029
1979—#1,75332
1978—#1,79429
1977—#1,39043
1976—#1,54135
1975—#1,42938
1974—#1,43936
1973—#1,14751
1972—#1,14950
1971—#99866
1970—#93173
1969—#89373
1968—#94659
1967—#92561
1966—#87868
1965—#84775
1964—#78492
1963—#79292
1962—#77297
1961—#80889
1960—#704123
1959—#730110
1958—#712112
1957—#661132
1956—#665131
1955—#576163
1954—#545178
1953—#607143
1952—#517182
1951—#519173
1950—#495182
1949—#472194
1948—#481191
1947—#457216
1946—#430219
1945—#423199
1944—#414212
1943—#402235
1942—#404227
1941—#402208
1940—#394210
1939#3,4297#395206
1938—#371231
1937—#332265
1936—#349239
1935—#348252
1934—#348250
1933—#322278
1932—#321295
1931—#345252
1930#4,5505#310337
1929—#308320
1928—#308328
1927—#289387
1926—#293375
1925—#293385
1924—#283406
1923—#281405
1922#4,0117#258478
1921—#261462
1920—#269418
1919#3,4528#257430
1918—#255433
1917#4,0836#246421
1916—#249398
1915—#240406
1914—#260279
1913—#235249
1912—#256187
1911—#257100
1910—#27975
1909—#24979
1908—#23380
1907—#25666
1906—#25062
1905—#27751
1904—#20977
1903—#24457
1902—#23460
1901—#23554
1900—#24868
1899—#22853
1898—#21765
1897—#25347
1896—#22264
1895—#25450
1894—#25347
1893—#22955
1892—#22859
1891—#21854
1890—#21062
1889—#25142
1888—#20970
1887—#18567
1886—#22457
1885—#20063
1884—#22156
1883—#24044
1882—#18870
1881—#26236
1880—#21356
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Millard was already there! It came in at #213, and was given to 56 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2006–2007, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Millard is popular in 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedMNIllinois: #462 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 11,591 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedINOhio: #519 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 18,161 boysOHPennsylvania: #494 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 18,066 boysPANew Jersey: #343 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,202 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #639 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 17,433 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedMOKentucky: #292 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,572 boysKYWest Virginia: #239 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,431 boysWVVirginia: #351 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,627 boysVAMaryland: #293 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,883 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedARTennessee: #270 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,016 boysTNNorth Carolina: #290 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,139 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #359 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,757 boysOKLouisiana: #430 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,059 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedMSAlabama: #290 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,927 boysALGeorgia: #497 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,687 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedHITexas: #589 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 7,987 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Millard, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#239 · 1 in 2,431
  2. Tennessee#270 · 1 in 3,016
  3. Alabama#290 · 1 in 2,927
  4. North Carolina#290 · 1 in 3,139
  5. Kentucky#292 · 1 in 3,572

Best ever in a state: #71 in Delaware, 1921.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#239101 in 2,431
Tennessee#270131 in 3,016
Alabama#290131 in 2,927
North Carolina#290161 in 3,139
Kentucky#292101 in 3,572
Maryland#29351 in 4,883
New Jersey#34351 in 9,202
Virginia#35181 in 4,627
Oklahoma#35951 in 4,757
Louisiana#43071 in 5,059
Illinois#46281 in 11,591
Pennsylvania#49461 in 18,066
Georgia#49751 in 8,687
Ohio#51951 in 18,161
Texas#589131 in 7,987
California#63971 in 17,433
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Millard
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 4,343 spots since 2020 (#12,022 → #7,679)
  • 361 spots since 2015 (#8,040 → #7,679)
  • Biggest jump: 74 spots in 1882 (#262 → #188)
  • Biggest drop: 151 spots in 1972 (#998 → #1,149)
Rise & fade · boys
7 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1887 at #185 (67 births)
  • Births halved by 1978, 91 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 92 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1880–1971
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,514
  • Highest: 1 in 1,514 boys born in 1887 were named Millard (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 170,808 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 23.7% of all boys named Millard (3,964) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s561#185 (1887)#219
1890s556#210 (1890)#231
1900s654#209 (1904)#244
1910s2,978#235 (1913)#253
1920s3,964#258 (1922)#284
1930s2,605#310 (1930)#344
1940s2,111#394 (1940)#428
1950s1,506#495 (1950)#603
1960s829#704 (1960)#835
1970s453#931 (1970)#1,357
1980s238#1,654 (1982)#2,369
1990s132#3,224 (1991)#4,643
2000s71#6,088 (2002)#8,669
2010s65#7,605 (2016)#8,822
2020s20#7,679 (2025)#10,677

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

Millard in 1950

boys
#495
182 births · 1 in 9,837 boys

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #495Millard182
More about 1950

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 9,837 of them was named Millard, which outranked 88.2% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Millard
  1. #492Jorge187
  2. #493Kennith186
  3. #494Doug183
  4. #495Millard182
  5. #495Elvin182
  6. #497Clay180
  7. #498Elwood179
  8. #498Marty179

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →