Mildred

“Gentle strength” — Old English origin

Girl's name · #1973 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Mildred is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1912, when it ranked #6. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 451,000 girls since 1880, ranked #1973 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Mildred's short forms are Millie and Milly. About 2,500 girls a year are given Millie as their full name.

Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 girls in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mildreds

Mildred Harris — American actress (1901–1944)
Mildred Dresselhaus — American physicist (1930-2017)
Mildred Natwick — American actress (1905–1994)
Mildred Dunnock — American theater, film and television actress (1901-1991)
Mildred McDaniel — athletics competitor (1933-2004)

In stories & tradition

Mildred Huxtetter — The Muppet Show
Mildred Hubble — The Worst Witch
Mildred Avallone — Arcana Heart

What Mildreds become

Among 409 notable people named Mildred:

Artists & writers appear 1.67× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mildred J. Hill, American composer (1859–1916).

Similar names: Milly · Geraldine · Millicent · Bobbie · Mattie · Shirley

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