Girls' name · since 1884
Milly
Milly has 3,347 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,779 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,347
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,347 babies have been named Milly since 1884, making it today's #1779 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milly has been recorded 3,347 times among girls since 1884, currently ranked #1779 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #3,351 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,779 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,347 born since 1884
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milly ranks #3,351 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,779 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,347 born since 1884, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,779 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,347
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
Milly's 3,347 recorded births place it above 95.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Milly compares
3,347 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Milly's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Milly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,347 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 129 | 21 | 19,840 |
Milly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Milly's full recorded timeline at 1961, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 129 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Milly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 129
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Milly by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,024 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Milly's strongest decade.
1,024 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Milly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 15
1880s
15 births
- 1890s 32
1890s
32 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 114
1910s
114 births
- 1920s 177
1920s
177 births
- 1930s 134
1930s
134 births
- 1940s 116
1940s
116 births
- 1950s 123
1950s
123 births
- 1960s 132
1960s
132 births
- 1970s 79
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 86
1980s
86 births
- 1990s 118
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
514 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,024 births
- 2020s
2020s
673 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,024 births (31% of all-time use).
How Milly 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 Milly's total volume
Milly by state
Where Milly concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 342 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 210 | 6.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 134 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 71 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 35 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 34 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Utah | | 27 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 21 | 0.6% |
342 of 3,347 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Milly appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Milly's data
- Milly's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,024 total births) through the 2020s (673) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Millys (342 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Milly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Milly 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.