Boys' name · since 1912
Milfred
496 babies named Milfred in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,928 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 496
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
496 boys have been named Milfred since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Milfred recorded 496 times among boys since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 1912 to 1966.
- #7,928 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 496 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milfred ranks #7,928 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 496 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,928 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 496
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Milfred's 496 recorded births place it above 82.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Milfred's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Milfred's full recorded timeline at 1932, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Milfred popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1966
- Peak year (1923)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Milfred by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (179 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Milfred's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Milfred births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
114 births
- 1920s
1920s
179 births
- 1930s
1930s
118 births
- 1940s 43
1940s
43 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 179 births (36% of all-time use).
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What to do with Milfred's data
- Milfred's decade-level peak was the 1920s (179 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1960s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Milfred: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1912–1966 (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 Milfred 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.