US Name Trends

Millie

Pet form of Mildred (“gentle strength”) and Millicent (“strong in work”), revived as a standalone name.

2025peak year
No. 73best rank (2025)
46,138babies since 1880
No. 73rank in 2025

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Millie per year — peak 3,353▬ girls ▬ boys18801900192019401960198020002020

Millie appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 2024 to 2025. Its biggest year was 2025, when 3,353 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 73 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 73 for girls. All told, 46,138 Americans have been given the name since 1880.

Related names

Other spellings on record: Miley (15,779), Mylee (4,420), Milly (3,347), Mylie (1,982), Myleigh (1,236) (total births since 1880)

Other names that share a story: Mildred

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By the decade

DecadeBirthsBest rank
1880s1,527No. 128
1890s1,959No. 169
1900s1,989No. 202
1910s4,123No. 245
1920s3,875No. 297
1930s2,607No. 366
1940s2,277No. 448
1950s1,932No. 567
1960s1,289No. 814
1970s741No. 1125
1980s462No. 1848
1990s472No. 2338
2000s1,578No. 861
2010s6,860No. 240
2020s14,235No. 73

Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.

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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.