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.
- #1,509 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,896 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,825
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Millicent currently ranks #1896 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 #1896 nationally and more common than 89% 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.
- #1,509 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,896 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,825 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Millicent ranks #1,509 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,896 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,825 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,509 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,896 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,825
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Millicent's 11,825 recorded births place it above 97.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Millicent compares
11,825 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 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 (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,825 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 249 | 21 | 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 popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1927)
- 249
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Millicent by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,014 births, 17% of the file).
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
- 1880s 84
1880s
84 births
- 1890s 141
1890s
141 births
- 1900s 278
1900s
278 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,120 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,014 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,337 births
- 1940s
1940s
993 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,054 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,020 births
- 1970s 710
1970s
710 births
- 1980s 541
1980s
541 births
- 1990s 410
1990s
410 births
- 2000s 459
2000s
459 births
- 2010s
2010s
980 births
- 2020s 684
2020s
684 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,014 births (17% of all-time use).
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 by state
Where Millicent concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| 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% |
1,581 of 11,825 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Millicent appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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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
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Millicent: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
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 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 August 2026.