Girls' name · since 1919
Milderd
112 babies named Milderd in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,894 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Milderd sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 112 recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milderd has been recorded 112 times among girls since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1953.
- #25,894 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 112 born since 1919
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milderd ranks #25,894 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 1919, peaking in the 1940s.
- #25,894 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Milderd's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Milderd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Milderd splits its recorded history at 1941: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1937 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Milderd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1953
- Peak year (1937)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Milderd by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (43 births, 38% of the file).
1940s was Milderd's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Milderd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
30 births
- 1930s
1930s
21 births
- 1940s
1940s
43 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 43 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Milderd's decade-level peak was the 1940s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Milderd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–1953 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Milderd draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.