Recorded 1919–1953 Girls' name Peak 1937 112 births

Milderd — girls' name

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.

1910s71920s301930s211940s431950s11
1940s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Milderd was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

10 babies were named Milderd in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Milderd

The Social Security Administration has registered 112 babies named Milderd between 1919 and 1953, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Milderd currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Milderd performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Milderd shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Milderd in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 112 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Milderd at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

112

Since 1919

35 years of records

Peak year

1937

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1919

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1953

Milderd popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1919

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1937)
10
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4681012 1953194719431939192919211919 7

Milderd by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
43 births that decade — 38% of Milderd's all-time total
1910s71920s301930s211940s431950s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Milderd?
112 babies have been named Milderd since 1919. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1937 with 10 births.
When was Milderd most popular?
Milderd was most popular in the 1940s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Milderd been used?
Milderd has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 35 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Milderd?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mildred, Mila, Millie, Miley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–1953 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.