Boys' name · since 1880
Millard
16,743 babies named Millard in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #912 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,679 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,743
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Millard is the #7679 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 16,743 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Millard has been recorded 16,743 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #7679 nationally and more common than 45% of boys, 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.
- #912 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,679 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 16,743 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Millard ranks #912 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,679 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 16,743 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #912 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,679 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,743
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Millard's 16,743 recorded births place it above 97.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
How Millard compares
16,743 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Millard's all-time total is 45x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Millard | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,743 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 478 | 34 | 22,252 |
Millard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Millard's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 20% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 80%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 478, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Millard popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 478
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Millard popularity over time - girls
33 total births recorded since 1917 (Millard as girls' name)
Millard by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (3,964 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Millard's strongest decade.
3,964 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Millard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 561
1880s
561 births
- 1890s 556
1890s
556 births
- 1900s 654
1900s
654 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,978 births
- 1920s
1920s
3,964 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,605 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,111 births
- 1950s 1,506
1950s
1,506 births
- 1960s 829
1960s
829 births
- 1970s 453
1970s
453 births
- 1980s 238
1980s
238 births
- 1990s 132
1990s
132 births
- 2000s 71
2000s
71 births
- 2010s 65
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 3,964 births (24% of all-time use).
How Millard compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Millard's total volume
Millard by state
Where Millard concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 1,143 | 6.8% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 1,024 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 720 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 717 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 709 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 699 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 673 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 573 | 3.4% |
1,143 of 16,743 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Millard appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Millard's data
- Millard's decade-level peak was the 1920s (3,964 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Millards (1,143 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Millard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
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 Millard 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.