Millicent — #1631 US girls' name
11,718 babies named Millicent in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 91% of names given to girls today.
17% of everyone ever named Millicent was born in this single decade.
249 babies were named Millicent in 1927 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Millicent
The Social Security Administration has registered 11,718 babies named Millicent between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Millicent currently holds the #1631 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 249 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Millicent performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 2,014 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Millicent shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,581 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Millicent in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Millicent in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11,718 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Millicent at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Millicent popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1927)
- 249
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #1631 among girls.
11,718 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1927 with 249 births in a single year.
Millicent by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 2,014 births that decade — 17% of Millicent's all-time total
Millicent decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,014 births
- Runner-up 1,337 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Millicent's strongest decade
2,014 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 17% of all-time use.
Millicent by state
Where Millicent concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,581 | 13.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 606 | 5.2% |
| #3 | California | | 530 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 438 | 3.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 330 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 286 | 2.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 284 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Texas | | 254 | 2.2% |
1,581 of 11,718 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 13.5% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 5.2% of nationwide
- California 4.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.7% of nationwide
- North Carolina 2.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 35 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 13.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Millicent appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.