Top 90 US name Girls' name Peak 2024 42,553 births

Millie — #86 US girls' name

42,553 babies named Millie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s15271890s19591900s19891910s41231920s38751930s26071940s22771950s19321960s12891970s7411980s4621990s4722000s15752010s68592020s10866
#86
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.5% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Millie was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

2,910 babies were named Millie in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Millie

The Social Security Administration has registered 42,553 babies named Millie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Millie currently holds the #86 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 2,910 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Millie performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 10,866 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Millie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 2,889 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Millie in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Millie 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 42,553 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.

Millie at a glance

Top 100 girls' name

Total births

42,553

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

2,910 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#86

In the top 100

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Millie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 100 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
2,910
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,0004,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 105

Millie popularity over time — boys

212 total births recorded since 1907 (Millie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 212 births
05101520 2021193219271923191919151907 6

Millie by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
10,866 births that decade — 26% of Millie's all-time total
1880s15271890s19591900s19891910s41231920s38751930s26071940s22771950s19321960s12891970s7411980s4621990s4722000s15752010s68592020s10866

Millie by state

Where Millie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Millie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
2,889 6.8%
#2 Texas
2,641 6.2%
#3 California
2,076 4.9%
#4 Georgia
1,575 3.7%
#5 North Carolina
1,508 3.5%
#6 Alabama
1,379 3.2%
#7 Tennessee
1,259 3.0%
#8 Pennsylvania
1,248 2.9%
New York share of Millie's total US births 6.8%
Even split

2,889 of 42,553 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Millie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Millie?
42,553 babies have been named Millie since 1880. It currently ranks #86 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 2,910 births.
When was Millie most popular?
Millie was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10,866 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Millie most popular?
The top states for the name Millie are New York (2,889 births), Texas (2,641 births), California (2,076 births).
How long has the name Millie been used?
Millie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Millie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mildred, Mila, Miley, Millicent, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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.