Total births
143
Girls' name · since 1911
Myldred
143 babies named Myldred in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 143
- total births
- 1911–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Myldred is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 143 have been recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Myldred recorded 143 times among girls since 1911, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1929.
- 143 total births
- 1911–1929 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
143 girls have been named Myldred since 1911, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1929.
- 143
- total births
- 1911–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Myldred was born in this single decade.
1917
Single peak year
16 babies were named Myldred in 1917 - its busiest year on record.
Myldred's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Myldred's full recorded timeline at 1921, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Myldred at a glance
Last recorded 1929Peak year
1917
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1911
Myldred popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1929
- Peak year (1917)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Myldred by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Myldred's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Myldred births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
70 births
- 1920s
1920s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 73 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Myldred? ▼
Myldred has been given to 143 babies in the U.S. since 1911, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1929. 16 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
When was Myldred most popular? ▼
Myldred was most popular in the 1920s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Myldred been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Myldred since 1911 -- 19 years through the most recent 1929 data.
What names are similar to Myldred? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myla, Mylah, Mylee, Mylie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Myldred
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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, 1911–1929 (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. "Myldred: Baby Name Since 1911 - 143 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/myldred. 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 Myldred 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.