Girls' name · since 1880
Mildred
451,415 babies named Mildred in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #78 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,962 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 451,415
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
451,415 babies have been named Mildred since 1880, making it today's #1962 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mildred has been recorded 451,415 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #1962 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #78 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,962 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 451,415 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mildred ranks #78 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,962 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 451,415 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #78 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,962 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 451,415
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mildred's 451,415 recorded births place it above 99.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Mildred compares
451,415 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mildred's all-time total is 1,201x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mildred | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 451,415 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18,060 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mildred's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mildred's full recorded timeline at 1953, 6% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 94% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 63 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 18,060 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mildred popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 18,060
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Mildred popularity over time - boys
1,583 total births recorded since 1889 (Mildred as boys' name)
Mildred by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (147,155 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Mildred's strongest decade.
147,155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Mildred births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 2,919
1880s
2,919 births
- 1890s 13,792
1890s
13,792 births
- 1900s 36,173
1900s
36,173 births
- 1910s
1910s
123,998 births
- 1920s
1920s
147,155 births
- 1930s
1930s
61,738 births
- 1940s 33,071
1940s
33,071 births
- 1950s 17,573
1950s
17,573 births
- 1960s 7,695
1960s
7,695 births
- 1970s 2,858
1970s
2,858 births
- 1980s 1,378
1980s
1,378 births
- 1990s 874
1990s
874 births
- 2000s 807
2000s
807 births
- 2010s 779
2010s
779 births
- 2020s 605
2020s
605 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 147,155 births (33% of all-time use).
How Mildred compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mildred's total volume
Mildred by state
Where Mildred concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 32,948 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 31,616 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 20,735 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 18,891 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Texas | | 18,170 | 4.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 17,203 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 15,754 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 14,447 | 3.2% |
32,948 of 451,415 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Mildred appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mildred's data
- Mildred's decade-level peak was the 1920s (147,155 total births); usage has since declined to 605 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Mildreds (32,948 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mildred: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Mildred 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.