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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #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 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mildred, so not publishedAKMaine: #210 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,486 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mildred, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Mildred, so not publishedNHWashington: #292 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,473 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Mildred, so not publishedIDMontana: #182 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 985 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mildred, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #343 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,147 girlsMNIllinois: #172 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 1,087 girlsILWisconsin: #256 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,834 girlsWIMichigan: #169 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,220 girlsMINew York: #135 for girls · 222 births · 1 in 643 girlsNYMassachusetts: #175 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,471 girlsMARhode Island: #127 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 729 girlsRIOregon: #183 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,162 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Mildred, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mildred, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mildred, so not publishedSDIowa: #292 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,078 girlsIAIndiana: #190 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,395 girlsINOhio: #171 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 1,151 girlsOHPennsylvania: #159 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 947 girlsPANew Jersey: #146 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 844 girlsNJConnecticut: #183 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,342 girlsCTCalifornia: #307 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 2,468 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Mildred, so not publishedUTColorado: #244 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,614 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mildred, so not publishedNEMissouri: #136 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 837 girlsMOKentucky: #84 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 453 girlsKYWest Virginia: #99 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 509 girlsWVVirginia: #67 for girls · 117 births · 1 in 299 girlsVAMaryland: #116 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 585 girlsMDDelaware: #102 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 431 girlsDEArizona: #133 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 531 girlsAZNew Mexico: #192 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 905 girlsNMKansas: #174 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,055 girlsKSArkansas: #82 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 388 girlsARTennessee: #74 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 353 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #71 for girls · 147 births · 1 in 328 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #39 for girls · 132 births · 1 in 209 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #120 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 513 girlsDCOklahoma: #111 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 601 girlsOKLouisiana: #93 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 425 girlsLAMississippi: #56 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 253 girlsMSAlabama: #80 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 361 girlsALGeorgia: #75 for girls · 132 births · 1 in 317 girlsGAHawaii: #171 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 666 girlsHITexas: #165 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 862 girlsTXFlorida: #100 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 456 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#39 · 1 in 209
  2. Mississippi#56 · 1 in 253
  3. Virginia#67 · 1 in 299
  4. North Carolina#71 · 1 in 328
  5. Tennessee#74 · 1 in 353

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#391321 in 209
Mississippi#561121 in 253
Virginia#671171 in 299
North Carolina#711471 in 328
Tennessee#741041 in 353
Georgia#751321 in 317
Alabama#801021 in 361
Arkansas#82551 in 388
Kentucky#84741 in 453
Louisiana#93801 in 425
West Virginia#99451 in 509
Florida#100621 in 456
Delaware#10271 in 431
Oklahoma#111361 in 601
Maryland#116391 in 585
District of Columbia#120231 in 513
Rhode Island#127101 in 729
Arizona#133171 in 531
New York#1352221 in 643
Missouri#136471 in 837
New Jersey#146511 in 844
Pennsylvania#1591081 in 947
Texas#1651111 in 862
Michigan#169601 in 1,220
Hawaii#17181 in 666
Ohio#171741 in 1,151
Illinois#172801 in 1,087
Kansas#174171 in 1,055
Massachusetts#175301 in 1,471
Montana#18261 in 985
Connecticut#183131 in 1,342
Oregon#183131 in 1,162
Indiana#190301 in 1,395
New Mexico#192101 in 905
Maine#21061 in 1,486
Colorado#24491 in 1,614
Wisconsin#256131 in 2,834
Iowa#29291 in 3,078
Washington#292101 in 2,473
California#307461 in 2,468
Minnesota#34381 in 4,147
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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 1950

girls
#135
2,296 births · 1 in 746 girls
boys
#3,681
5 births · 1 in 358,052 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #135Mildred2,296

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. #3,681Mildred5
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 746 of them was named Mildred, which outranked 97.8% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mildred
  1. #132Arlene2,390
  2. #133Gayle2,368
  3. #134Leslie2,329
  4. #135Mildred2,296
  5. #136Janis2,295
  6. #137June2,290
  7. #138Vivian2,269
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 358,052 of them was named Mildred, which outranked 12.3% 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 Mildred
  1. #3,329Yehuda6
  2. #3,329Yves6
  3. #3,329Zeno6
  4. #3,681Mildred5
  5. #3,681Abby5
  6. #3,681Abron5
  7. #3,681Achille5

Tied with 515 names at #3,681; 3 shown. 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 →