Millie
Millie is a feminine given name. It is often short for Emily, Millicent, Mildred, Camille, Camilla, Camila, Emilia, Maximillian, Malishka, or Amelia.
Meaning & Origin of Millie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Millie is a feminine given name. It is often short for Emily, Millicent, Mildred, Camille, Camilla, Camila, Emilia, Maximillian, Malishka, or Amelia.
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The Story of Millie
Millie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 105 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 3,207 Millies were born — ranking #73 that year. As of 2026, Millie ranks #73 for baby girls with 3,207 births, rising sharply (+114% over the past five years). In total, more than 49K Millies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Millie
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- Millie Bailey (1918–2022), American World War II veteran, civil servant, and volunteer
- Millie Bobby Brown (born 2004), English actress
- Millie Bright (born 1993), English footballer in the FA Women's Super League
- Millie Corretjer (born 1974), Puerto Rican singer and actress
- Millie Criswell (born 1948), American writer of romance novels
- Millie Davis (born 2006), Canadian actress
- Mildred Millie Deegan (1919–2002), American baseball player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- Millie DeLeon (c. 1873–1922), stage name of American burlesque dancer Millie Lawrence
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Names that sound like Millie
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About the name Millie
Millie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 49K births in the dataset. Millie's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #73. Use the chart and map above to compare Millie'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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