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Milly

Girl

Meaning of Milly: English: 'gentle strength'

Milly is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1742nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 686th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1742

113 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#686

55 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,347

First recorded 1884 · peak 2014

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 14 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 11 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 31 babies20002001: 31 babies2002: 32 babies2003: 48 babies2004: 40 babies2005: 39 babies2006: 53 babies2007: 46 babies2008: 116 babies2009: 78 babies2010: 95 babies20102011: 82 babies2012: 95 babies2013: 108 babies2014: 129 babies2015: 88 babies2016: 113 babies2017: 103 babies2018: 108 babies2019: 103 babies2020: 103 babies20202021: 119 babies2022: 116 babies2023: 110 babies2024: 112 babies2025: 113 babies
US babies named Milly per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 129.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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