Girls' name · since 1880

Millicent

Millicent has 11,825 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1614
among girls today
11,825
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
91%
more common than other girls

Millicent currently ranks #1614 among girls' names in America, with 11,825 babies recorded since 1880.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Millicent has been recorded 11,825 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #1614 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, 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.

  • #1614 among girls today
  • 11,825 born since 1880
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 91% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Millicent is currently the #1614 girls' name in America, more common than 91% of girls - 11,825 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.

#1614
among girls today
11,825
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
91%
more common than other girls

Millicent vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%90.8%
Millicent vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#1614
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Millicent was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

249 babies were named Millicent in 1927 - its busiest year on record.

How Millicent compares

11,825 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,726 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Millicent's all-time total is 31x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Millicent Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 11,825 382 567,345
Peak-year births 249 48 19,840

Millicent's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Millicent splits its recorded history at 1953: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 249 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Millicent at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

11,825

Since 1880

146 years of records

Peak year

1927

249 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#1,614

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1880

Recorded for 146 years

Last year on file: 2025

Millicent popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1927)
249
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
-1000100200300 188019001919193819571976199520142025 103

Millicent by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1920s was Millicent's strongest decade.

2,014 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.

Millicent births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,014 births (17% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

How Millicent compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Millicent's total volume

Millicent vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Millicent vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year Millicent
Millicent vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Millicent by state

Where Millicent concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Millicent
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,581 13.4%
#2 Pennsylvania
607 5.1%
#3 California
537 4.5%
#4 Illinois
438 3.7%
#5 North Carolina
329 2.8%
#6 Ohio
286 2.4%
#7 New Jersey
284 2.4%
#8 Texas
264 2.2%
New York share of Millicent's total US births 13.4%
Even split

1,581 of 11,825 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Millicent appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Millicent?
Since 1880, Social Security records show 11,825 babies named Millicent. Today it holds rank #1614 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1927, with 249 births.
When was Millicent most popular?
Millicent was most popular in the 1920s decade with 2,014 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Millicent most popular?
The top states for the name Millicent are New York (1,581 births), Pennsylvania (607 births), California (537 births).
How long has the name Millicent been used?
Records for Millicent go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Millicent?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mildred, Mila, Millie, Miley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Millicent's data

  • Millicent's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (2,014 total births) through the 2020s (684) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Millicents (1,581 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
  • 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.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Millicent: #1614 Girls' Name - 11,825 Births, Peak 1927." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/millicent. 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 Millicent 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 June 2026.