Millie

#73 for girls in 2025, 3,353 births · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #12,146
Given to girls 99.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
2025 · 3,353 births
Debut · girls
105 births
In top 100 · girls
2 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
45,926
since 1880

Millie over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201917girlsat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#733,353—
2024#872,920—
2023#1052,564—
2022#1282,197—
2021#1731,697#12,1465
2020#1901,504—
2019#2401,317—
2018#3041,098—
2017#353895—
2016#434743—
2015#469682—
2014#507618—
2013#592481—
2012#721385—
2011#812330—
2010#861311—
2009#861323—
2008#1,011261—
2007#1,526151—
2006#1,590135—
2005#1,553131—
2004#1,425145—
2003#1,218174—
2002#1,93491—
2001#2,01384—
2000#1,99883—
1999#2,43859—
1998#2,33860—
1997#2,48152—
1996#3,36134—
1995#2,78843—
1994#2,50350—
1993#2,72544—
1992#3,21835—
1991#2,48450—
1990#2,60045—
1989#2,09659—
1988#2,80337—
1987#2,39843—
1986#2,42041—
1985#2,48439—
1984#2,38240—
1983#2,23643—
1982#2,11548—
1981#1,84859—
1980#1,98153—
1979#2,02050—
1978#1,63365—
1977#1,90152—
1976#1,61961—
1975#1,38176—
1974#1,32380—
1973#1,20089—
1972#1,43268—
1971#1,125104—
1970#1,19196—
1969#1,095102—
1968#1,23678—
1967#1,17282—
1966#972110—
1965#835142—
1964#847151—
1963#814162—
1962#852153—
1961#862153—
1960#830156—
1959#710198—
1958#724185—
1957#727189—
1956#671205—
1955#700180—
1954#683187—
1953#652189—
1952#648189—
1951#567226—
1950#622184—
1949#575213—
1948#533242—
1947#535247—
1946#529221—
1945#485221—
1944#481221—
1943#495226—
1942#489230—
1941#465224—
1940#448232#3,4595
1939#433242—
1938#457216—
1937#458205#3,5185
1936#406250—
1935#383274—
1934#389274—
1933#366300#3,2686
1932#382293#3,0927
1931#373296—
1930#410257#3,0228
1929#401273#3,9595
1928#384303#3,0768
1927#375333#2,52311
1926#345375#2,30213
1925#354370#3,7416
1924#339388#3,5057
1923#323406#2,22414
1922#300458#2,14315
1921#297491#2,80410
1920#298478#2,23114
1919#284505#2,8779
1918#282506#3,3687
1917#259574#2,56210
1916#264524#2,25912
1915#257521#2,6219
1914#258401#2,2719
1913#253336#2,4966
1912#261293—
1911#264216—
1910#245247#1,5895
1909#239219—
1908#267177—
1907#229207#1,2006
1906#213213—
1905#223193—
1904#228181—
1903#221189—
1902#218185—
1901#202196—
1900#208229—
1899#199192—
1898#208197—
1897#194204—
1896#188213—
1895#201181—
1894#192185—
1893#180198—
1892#183193—
1891#173192—
1890#169204—
1889#168174—
1888#149213—
1887#149168—
1886#145170—
1885#150152—
1884#149144—
1883#131155—
1882#146122—
1881#128124—
1880#144105—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Millie was already there! It came in at #144, and was given to 105 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1990–1996, when fewer than 51 girls a year got the name.

Where Millie is popular in 1917

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #283 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,773 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #314 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,107 girlsMINew York: #138 for girls · 136 births · 1 in 715 girlsNYMassachusetts: #255 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,931 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedINOhio: #258 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,414 girlsOHPennsylvania: #211 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,946 girlsPANew Jersey: #163 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsNJConnecticut: #187 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,443 girlsCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #365 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,174 girlsMOKentucky: #278 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,063 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #373 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,176 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedNMKansas: #353 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,992 girlsKSArkansas: #191 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 900 girlsARTennessee: #299 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,216 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #233 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,658 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #215 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,396 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #211 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,101 girlsOKLouisiana: #347 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,346 girlsLAMississippi: #211 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsMSAlabama: #215 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,244 girlsALGeorgia: #188 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,116 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Millie, so not publishedHITexas: #241 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,212 girlsTXFlorida: #202 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 991 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New York#138 · 1 in 715
  2. New Jersey#163 · 1 in 1,030
  3. Connecticut#187 · 1 in 1,443
  4. Georgia#188 · 1 in 1,116
  5. Arkansas#191 · 1 in 900

Best ever in a state: #14 in Utah, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#1381361 in 715
New Jersey#163291 in 1,030
Connecticut#187101 in 1,443
Georgia#188281 in 1,116
Arkansas#191201 in 900
Florida#20291 in 991
Mississippi#211161 in 1,100
Oklahoma#211181 in 1,101
Pennsylvania#211481 in 1,946
Alabama#215201 in 1,244
South Carolina#215141 in 1,396
North Carolina#233191 in 1,658
Texas#241391 in 1,212
Massachusetts#255121 in 2,931
Ohio#258211 in 2,414
Kentucky#278121 in 2,063
Illinois#283211 in 2,773
Tennessee#299111 in 2,216
Michigan#314111 in 3,107
Louisiana#34781 in 2,346
Kansas#35351 in 2,992
Missouri#36591 in 3,174
Virginia#37361 in 4,176
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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 Millie
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 14 spots since 2024 (#87 → #73)
  • 117 spots since 2020 (#190 → #73)
  • 396 spots since 2015 (#469 → #73)
  • Biggest jump: 150 spots in 2009 (#1,011 → #861)
  • Biggest drop: 200 spots in 1967 (#972 → #1,172)
Rise & fade · girls
145 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2025 at #73 (3,353 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 2 yrs · run 2024–2025
  • Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1880–1966
Share of babies · girls
1 in 479
  • Highest: 1 in 479 girls born in 2025 were named Millie (0.21%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
  • 31.0% of all girls named Millie (14,235) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #128 (1881) → #3,361 (1996) → #73 (2025)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,527#128 (1881)#146
1890s1,959#169 (1890)#189
1900s1,989#202 (1901)#225
1910s4,123#245 (1910)#263
1920s3,875#297 (1921)#342
1930s2,607#366 (1933)#406
1940s2,277#448 (1940)#504
1950s1,932#567 (1951)#670
1960s1,289#814 (1963)#952
1970s741#1,125 (1971)#1,483
1980s462#1,848 (1981)#2,276
1990s472#2,338 (1998)#2,694
2000s1,578#861 (2009)#1,513
2010s6,860#240 (2019)#529
2020s14,235#73 (2025)#126

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.

Millie in 1917

girls
#259
574 births · 1 in 1,884 girls
boys
#2,562
10 births · 1 in 92,548 boys

Top girls' names in 1917

  1. #1Mary64,280
  2. #2Helen34,251
  3. #3Dorothy28,852
  4. #4Margaret25,560
  5. #5Ruth23,568
  6. #6Mildred16,256
  7. #7Anna15,160
  8. #8Elizabeth15,131
  9. #9Frances14,363
  10. #10Virginia14,261
  11. #259Millie574

Top boys' names in 1917

  1. #1John51,852
  2. #2William42,422
  3. #3James37,337
  4. #4Robert35,220
  5. #5Joseph24,761
  6. #6George24,196
  7. #7Charles24,143
  8. #8Edward17,501
  9. #9Frank15,768
  10. #10Thomas12,611
  11. #2,562Millie10
More about 1917

girls

1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 1,884 of them was named Millie, which outranked 95.1% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Millie
  1. #256Elma580
  2. #256Peggy580
  3. #258Gwendolyn577
  4. #259Millie574
  5. #259Flossie574
  6. #261Elnora570
  7. #262Imogene564
  8. #263Edythe561

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

Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
  1. ↑ 549Georgene#1,445 → #896
  2. ↑ 380Ottie#1,332 → #952
  3. ↑ 365Louis#1,298 → #933
  4. ↑ 334Valentine#1,298 → #964
  5. ↑ 322Harold#1,210 → #888
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Ceola#840 → #1,241
  2. ↓ 373Floretta#964 → #1,337
  3. ↓ 344Buelah#993 → #1,337
  4. ↓ 326Glennie#915 → #1,241
  5. ↓ 290Maye#915 → #1,205

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

boys

925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 92,548 of them was named Millie, which outranked 44.3% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Millie
  1. #2,423Windsor11
  2. #2,423Yates11
  3. #2,423Zoltan11
  4. #2,562Millie10
  5. #2,562Adger10
  6. #2,562Algernon10
  7. #2,562Arbie10
  8. #2,732Adair9
  9. #2,732Alba9
  10. #2,732Aldred9

Tied with 169 names at #2,562; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
  1. ↑ 520Nicolas#1,304 → #784
  2. ↑ 469Hezekiah#1,415 → #946
  3. ↑ 433Hilliard#1,415 → #982
  4. ↑ 404Rayford#1,304 → #900
  5. ↑ 338Minoru#1,335 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,738Tatsuo#824 → #2,562
  2. ↓ 709Berlin#984 → #1,693
  3. ↓ 556Prentice#972 → #1,528
  4. ↓ 473Manning#964 → #1,437
  5. ↓ 457Lovell#939 → #1,396

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

See the top 100 for 1917 →