Mildred
Mildred is a feminine given name. It is an Anglo-Saxon name of Old English origin, composed of "mild" ("mild") + "þryð", meaning "gentle strength". It reached the rank of the sixth most popular name for girls in the United States in 1912 and maintained that popularity through 1920, but then its popularity dropped quickly afterward. Familiar forms include Milly and Midge.
Meaning & Origin of Mildred
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mildred is a feminine given name. It is an Anglo-Saxon name of Old English origin, composed of "mild" ("mild") + "þryð", meaning "gentle strength". It reached the rank of the sixth most popular name for girls in the United States in 1912 and maintained that popularity through 1920, but then its popularity dropped quickly afterward. Familiar forms include Milly and Midge.
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The Story of Mildred
Mildred first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 132 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 18,060 Mildreds were born — ranking #6 that year. As of 2026, Mildred ranks #2,002 for baby girls with 98 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 452K Mildreds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Mildred
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- Mildred Barber Abel (1902–1976), American politician
- Mildred Adams (1894–1980), American journalist
- Mildred Albert (1905–1991), American fashion show producer and radio and television personality
- Mildred Aldrich (1853–1928), American journalist
- Mildred Allen (physicist) (1894–1990), American physicist
- Mildred Allen (soprano) (1932–2021), American operatic soprano
- Mildred Ames (1919–1994), American writer
- Mildred Anderson , American singer
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Names that sound like Mildred
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About the name Mildred
Mildred is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 452K births in the dataset. Mildred's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #6. Use the chart and map above to compare Mildred's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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