Girls' name · since 2007
Milley
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 82 babies named Milley, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 82
- total births
- 2007–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
82 girls have been named Milley since 2007, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Milley recorded 82 times among girls since 2007, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- 82 total births
- 2007–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Milley's 82 recorded births place it above 59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Milley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Milley's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Milley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2025.
82 total births across 19 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 15 births in a single year.
Milley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Milley's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Milley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 39 births (48% of all-time use).
Milley decade highlights
- Peak decade 39 births
- Runner-up 31 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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- Milley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
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, 2007–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Milley: Baby Name Since 2007 - 82 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/milley. 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 Milley 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.
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