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
- Peak · girls
- 1920 · 18,060 births
- Debut · girls
- 132 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 59 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 451,415since 1880
Mildred over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,962 | 98 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,080 | 92 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,837 | 109 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,870 | 108 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,926 | 102 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,965 | 96 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,331 | 77 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,071 | 93 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,257 | 83 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,366 | 79 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,152 | 88 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,267 | 82 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,439 | 74 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,734 | 64 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,555 | 70 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,614 | 69 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,643 | 69 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,253 | 87 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,147 | 93 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,438 | 76 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,407 | 73 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,204 | 80 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,001 | 90 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,064 | 83 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,171 | 75 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,034 | 81 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,343 | 63 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,899 | 80 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,023 | 70 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,840 | 79 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,730 | 84 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,841 | 77 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,679 | 89 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,537 | 101 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,343 | 122 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,439 | 109 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,244 | 127 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,217 | 123 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,227 | 116 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,129 | 128 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,263 | 107 | — | |
| 1984 | #963 | 150 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,019 | 138 | — | |
| 1982 | #880 | 175 | — | |
| 1981 | #948 | 155 | — | |
| 1980 | #939 | 159 | — | |
| 1979 | #922 | 160 | — | |
| 1978 | #829 | 179 | — | |
| 1977 | #748 | 204 | — | |
| 1976 | #649 | 239 | — | |
| 1975 | #615 | 256 | — | |
| 1974 | #555 | 300 | — | |
| 1973 | #539 | 311 | — | |
| 1972 | #509 | 339 | — | |
| 1971 | #493 | 388 | — | |
| 1970 | #453 | 482 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #458 | 451 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #435 | 476 | — | |
| 1967 | #384 | 570 | — | |
| 1966 | #351 | 660 | — | |
| 1965 | #329 | 749 | — | |
| 1964 | #322 | 846 | — | |
| 1963 | #308 | 902 | — | |
| 1962 | #297 | 965 | — | |
| 1961 | #293 | 995 | — | |
| 1960 | #275 | 1,081 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #245 | 1,266 | — | |
| 1958 | #231 | 1,312 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #225 | 1,409 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #200 | 1,636 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #197 | 1,642 | #2,558 | 10 |
| 1954 | #180 | 1,835 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #166 | 1,942 | — | |
| 1952 | #159 | 2,051 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #146 | 2,184 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #135 | 2,296 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #120 | 2,635 | #2,802 | 8 |
| 1948 | #120 | 2,756 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #109 | 3,118 | #2,671 | 9 |
| 1946 | #103 | 3,066 | #2,030 | 13 |
| 1945 | #93 | 2,960 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #81 | 3,318 | #1,810 | 15 |
| 1943 | #76 | 3,626 | #1,986 | 14 |
| 1942 | #71 | 3,808 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1941 | #64 | 3,846 | #1,411 | 23 |
| 1940 | #58 | 3,938 | #1,183 | 32 |
| 1939 | #55 | 4,137 | #1,489 | 20 |
| 1938 | #52 | 4,441 | #1,062 | 37 |
| 1937 | #43 | 4,646 | #1,528 | 20 |
| 1936 | #40 | 5,051 | #1,068 | 36 |
| 1935 | #35 | 5,546 | #1,165 | 32 |
| 1934 | #35 | 6,180 | #1,133 | 34 |
| 1933 | #32 | 6,569 | #961 | 43 |
| 1932 | #26 | 7,643 | #1,004 | 43 |
| 1931 | #26 | 8,169 | #922 | 49 |
| 1930 | #21 | 9,356 | #1,151 | 37 |
| 1929 | #18 | 10,255 | #930 | 52 |
| 1928 | #15 | 11,653 | #938 | 52 |
| 1927 | #11 | 13,053 | #990 | 50 |
| 1926 | #9 | 13,547 | #944 | 52 |
| 1925 | #9 | 14,453 | #1,022 | 45 |
| 1924 | #8 | 15,853 | #1,071 | 44 |
| 1923 | #8 | 15,989 | #961 | 51 |
| 1922 | #8 | 16,412 | #1,084 | 42 |
| 1921 | #7 | 17,880 | #1,086 | 42 |
| 1920 | #6 | 18,060 | #1,139 | 39 |
| 1919 | #6 | 17,300 | #1,024 | 44 |
| 1918 | #6 | 17,258 | #1,035 | 42 |
| 1917 | #6 | 16,256 | #946 | 46 |
| 1916 | #6 | 15,633 | #964 | 44 |
| 1915 | #6 | 15,254 | #1,037 | 38 |
| 1914 | #7 | 11,649 | #898 | 37 |
| 1913 | #6 | 9,921 | #871 | 31 |
| 1912 | #6 | 8,764 | #970 | 22 |
| 1911 | #8 | 6,271 | #584 | 27 |
| 1910 | #8 | 5,692 | #707 | 18 |
| 1909 | #8 | 5,054 | #615 | 19 |
| 1908 | #8 | 4,624 | #566 | 20 |
| 1907 | #8 | 4,277 | #699 | 14 |
| 1906 | #9 | 3,873 | #640 | 14 |
| 1905 | #8 | 3,758 | #574 | 17 |
| 1904 | #9 | 3,525 | #647 | 13 |
| 1903 | #10 | 3,088 | #451 | 21 |
| 1902 | #14 | 2,750 | #583 | 14 |
| 1901 | #14 | 2,424 | #858 | 7 |
| 1900 | #20 | 2,800 | #699 | 13 |
| 1899 | #17 | 2,291 | #928 | 6 |
| 1898 | #28 | 2,101 | #804 | 8 |
| 1897 | #33 | 1,723 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | #39 | 1,620 | #778 | 9 |
| 1895 | #39 | 1,474 | #978 | 6 |
| 1894 | #50 | 1,220 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #60 | 1,008 | — | |
| 1892 | #62 | 959 | — | |
| 1891 | #64 | 761 | — | |
| 1890 | #71 | 635 | #884 | 6 |
| 1889 | #69 | 625 | #974 | 5 |
| 1888 | #83 | 499 | — | |
| 1887 | #89 | 373 | — | |
| 1886 | #107 | 289 | — | |
| 1885 | #111 | 245 | — | |
| 1884 | #107 | 247 | — | |
| 1883 | #116 | 183 | — | |
| 1882 | #119 | 172 | — | |
| 1881 | #115 | 154 | — | |
| 1880 | #121 | 132 | — | |
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 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Mississippi#64 · 1 in 279
- Alabama#104 · 1 in 482
- South Carolina#112 · 1 in 507
- North Carolina#115 · 1 in 609
- Arkansas#117 · 1 in 609
Best ever in a state: #2 in Nevada, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #64 | 96 | 1 in 279 |
| Alabama | #104 | 76 | 1 in 482 |
| South Carolina | #112 | 57 | 1 in 507 |
| North Carolina | #115 | 85 | 1 in 609 |
| Arkansas | #117 | 31 | 1 in 609 |
| Kentucky | #125 | 53 | 1 in 633 |
| Virginia | #126 | 64 | 1 in 646 |
| Alaska | #130 | 6 | 1 in 450 |
| Tennessee | #132 | 55 | 1 in 698 |
| Louisiana | #135 | 60 | 1 in 656 |
| Florida | #138 | 69 | 1 in 623 |
| Georgia | #145 | 64 | 1 in 730 |
| New York | #148 | 226 | 1 in 729 |
| Maryland | #155 | 36 | 1 in 819 |
| Delaware | #171 | 5 | 1 in 891 |
| West Virginia | #175 | 18 | 1 in 1,106 |
| New Jersey | #176 | 52 | 1 in 1,060 |
| Maine | #177 | 10 | 1 in 968 |
| New Mexico | #197 | 13 | 1 in 845 |
| Pennsylvania | #202 | 86 | 1 in 1,346 |
| District of Columbia | #212 | 11 | 1 in 1,229 |
| Indiana | #212 | 33 | 1 in 1,530 |
| Oklahoma | #214 | 17 | 1 in 1,311 |
| Montana | #227 | 6 | 1 in 1,143 |
| Missouri | #238 | 24 | 1 in 1,866 |
| Kansas | #242 | 14 | 1 in 1,574 |
| Illinois | #248 | 54 | 1 in 1,943 |
| Connecticut | #254 | 11 | 1 in 2,141 |
| Texas | #260 | 75 | 1 in 1,531 |
| Colorado | #275 | 10 | 1 in 1,875 |
| Ohio | #288 | 42 | 1 in 2,556 |
| Michigan | #298 | 35 | 1 in 2,685 |
| Nebraska | #306 | 6 | 1 in 2,410 |
| Oregon | #308 | 7 | 1 in 2,304 |
| California | #329 | 64 | 1 in 2,444 |
| Wisconsin | #339 | 11 | 1 in 3,816 |
| Arizona | #350 | 6 | 1 in 2,153 |
| Massachusetts | #380 | 8 | 1 in 6,482 |
| Minnesota | #414 | 7 | 1 in 5,295 |
| Washington | #431 | 7 | 1 in 4,091 |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1920 at #6 (18,060 births)
- Births halved by 1931, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: 24 yrs · run 1903–1926
- Top 100: 59 yrs · run 1887–1945
- Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1880–1982
- 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
- 32.6% of all girls named Mildred (147,155) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,919 | #69 (1889) | #104 |
| 1890s | 13,792 | #17 (1899) | #46 |
| 1900s | 36,173 | #8 (1909) | #11 |
| 1910s | 123,998 | #6 (1919) | #7 |
| 1920s | 147,155 | #6 (1920) | #10 |
| 1930s | 61,738 | #21 (1930) | #37 |
| 1940s | 33,071 | #58 (1940) | #90 |
| 1950s | 17,573 | #135 (1950) | #188 |
| 1960s | 7,695 | #275 (1960) | #345 |
| 1970s | 2,858 | #453 (1970) | #631 |
| 1980s | 1,378 | #880 (1982) | #1,083 |
| 1990s | 874 | #1,343 (1991) | #1,767 |
| 2000s | 807 | #2,001 (2003) | #2,236 |
| 2010s | 779 | #2,071 (2018) | #2,379 |
| 2020s | 605 | #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 1956
Top girls' names in 1956
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 1,227 of them was named Mildred, which outranked 97.1% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 264,413 of them was named Mildred, which outranked 33.4% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,798Wray9
- #2,798Yogi9
- #2,798Zeke9
- #2,969Mildred8
- #2,969Abelino8
- #2,969Agustine8
- #2,969Ahmed8
- #3,216Abron7
- #3,216Adelbert7
- #3,216Admiral7
Tied with 246 names at #2,969; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.