Mildred
Girl name · #1962 in 2025 · Very rare
Mildred ranks #1962 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 98 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2152, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 18,367 girls born in 2025 was named Mildred.
Babies named Mildred per year. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Mildred first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 132 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1920, when 18,060 girls were named Mildred — good for #6 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Mildred in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Mildred is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Mildred will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Mildred is most common
State-level data for Mildred is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Mildred
Statistically, parents drawn to Mildred tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Marion, Minnie, Dorothea, Marjorie, and Susie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Mildred | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 98 | #1962 |
| 2024 | 92 | #2080 |
| 2023 | 109 | #1837 |
| 2022 | 108 | #1870 |
| 2021 | 102 | #1926 |
| 2020 | 96 | #1965 |
| 2019 | 77 | #2331 |
| 2018 | 93 | #2071 |
| 2017 | 83 | #2257 |
| 2016 | 79 | #2366 |
| 2015 | 88 | #2152 |
| 2014 | 82 | #2267 |
| 2013 | 74 | #2439 |
| 2012 | 64 | #2734 |
| 2011 | 70 | #2555 |
| 2010 | 69 | #2614 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2643 |
| 2008 | 87 | #2253 |
| 2007 | 93 | #2147 |
| 2006 | 76 | #2438 |
| 2005 | 73 | #2407 |
| 2004 | 80 | #2204 |
| 2003 | 90 | #2001 |
| 2002 | 83 | #2064 |
| 2001 | 75 | #2171 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mildred a popular girl name?
Mildred ranked #1962 among girls in 2025 with 98 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2152.
When was the name Mildred most popular?
Mildred peaked in 1920, when 18,060 American girls received the name (ranked #6 that year). Since 1920 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Mildred?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 18,367 newborn American girls was named Mildred. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.