Names / Girl names
Mildred
Current rank
#1,973
holding steady
All-time peak
#6
in 1920
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
452,900
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #6 in 1920 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Mildred is a girls' name that first appears in 1880. Its strongest year was 1920, at #6 nationally. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. More than 452,900 children have been given the name overall.