Milly

“Diminutive of Mildred, Millicent, Emily, or Camilla” — English (clipped diminutive) origin

Girl's name · #1777 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Milly has appeared in US records since 1884 — best rank #686 (1884) · 3,347 babies named Milly all-time · 1 in 14,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,700 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 4,500 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 5,500 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Millys

Milly Alcock — Australian actress (born 2000)
Milly Scott — Dutch singer and actress (born 1933)
Milly Witkop — Ukrainian-born Jewish anarcho-syndicalist and feminist writer and activist
Milly Vitale — Italian actress (1932–2006)
Milly Carlucci — Italian television presenter, actress and singer

In stories & tradition

Milly Bloom — Ulysses
Milly — Reverie
Milly Elder — The Light in the Forest

What Millys become

Among 75 notable people named Milly:

Entertainers appear 1.72× more often than among typical names — e.g. Milly Alcock, Australian actress (born 2000).

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