Millicent
Millicent or Milicent is a feminine given name that has been in use since the Middle Ages. The English form Millicent derives from the Old French Melisende, stemming from the Germanic name Amalasuintha. The name has gone through many variations, with Melisent first being more usual, eventually giving way to the now more common Millicent.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Millicent
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Millicent or Milicent is a feminine given name that has been in use since the Middle Ages. The English form Millicent derives from the Old French Melisende, stemming from the Germanic name Amalasuintha. The name has gone through many variations, with Melisent first being more usual, eventually giving way to the now more common Millicent.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Millicent
American parents first put Millicent on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 249 Millicents were born — ranking #434 that year. As of 2026, Millicent ranks #1,659 for baby girls with 125 births, holding steady (-3%). All told, over 12K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Millicent
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Millicent. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Millicent
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- Millicent Armstrong (1888–1973), Australian playwright
- Milicent Bagot (1907–2006), British intelligence officer
- Millicent Bandmann-Palmer (1845–1926), English actress
- Barbara Millicent Roberts (Barbie) (March 9, 1959–), American Doll
- Millicent Baxter (1888–1984), New Zealand pacifist
- Millicent Borges Accardi , Portuguese-American poet and writer
- Millicent Browne (1881–1975), British suffragette
- Millicent Dillon (1925–2025), American writer
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Names that sound like Millicent
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About the name Millicent
Millicent is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Millicent's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #434. Use the chart and map above to compare Millicent'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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