Girls' name · since 1923
Mildren
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Mildren, peaking in 1939. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 1923–1939
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Mildren is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1923.
Social Security Administration records show Mildren recorded 17 times among girls since 1923, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1939.
- 17 total births
- 1923–1939 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mildren's 17 recorded births place it above 33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mildren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mildren splits its recorded history at 1926: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1939 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mildren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1939
- Peak year (1939)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Mildren by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Mildren's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Mildren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Mildren's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1930s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1923–1939 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mildren: Baby Name Since 1923 - 17 Births, Peak 1939." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mildren. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mildren 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 July 2026.