How Many People Are Named Mildred?
people named Mildred are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,379 people in the US has this name
Based on 452,998 babies named Mildred in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
18,099 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Old English name Mildþryð meaning "gentle strength", derived from the elements milde "gentle" and þryð "strength". Saint Mildred was a 7th-century abbess, the daughter of the Kentish princess Saint Ermenburga. After the Norman conquest this name became rare, but it was revived in the 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Mildred (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Mildred alive today is about 74 years old, and 86% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 67 and 86 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Mildred first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 18,099 babies. In 2025, 98 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Mildred reached #6 among girls' names in 1912 to 1913 and 1915 to 1920, and was in the top 10 for 24 years, 1903 to 1926. In 2025 it ranked #1,973.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,973 |
| Best rank | #6 (1912 to 1913 and 1915 to 1920) |
| Years in the top 10 | 24 |
| Years in the top 100 | 59 (1887 to 1945) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #9 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Mildred alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Mildred were born in New York than in any other state: about 6,005 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Mildred was given 1.5 times as often in Delaware, 1.5 times in Tennessee and 1.4 times in Hawaii.
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