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Mildred

Girl

Meaning of Mildred: English: 'gentle strength'

Mildred is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1917th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2115th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1917

98 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2115

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

452,998

First recorded 1880 · peak 1920

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 155 babies1982: 175 babies1983: 138 babies1984: 150 babies1985: 107 babies1986: 128 babies1987: 116 babies1988: 123 babies1989: 127 babies1990: 109 babies19901991: 122 babies1992: 101 babies1993: 89 babies1994: 77 babies1995: 84 babies1996: 79 babies1997: 70 babies1998: 80 babies1999: 63 babies2000: 81 babies20002001: 75 babies2002: 83 babies2003: 90 babies2004: 80 babies2005: 73 babies2006: 76 babies2007: 93 babies2008: 87 babies2009: 69 babies2010: 69 babies20102011: 70 babies2012: 64 babies2013: 74 babies2014: 82 babies2015: 88 babies2016: 79 babies2017: 83 babies2018: 93 babies2019: 77 babies2020: 96 babies20202021: 102 babies2022: 108 babies2023: 109 babies2024: 92 babies2025: 98 babies
US babies named Mildred per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 175.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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