Milly
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.
Meaning & Origin of Milly
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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The Story of Milly
Milly first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1884, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 129 Millys were born — ranking #1,652 that year. As of 2026, Milly ranks #1,783 for baby girls with 114 births, gradually rising (+5%). In total, more than 3K Millys 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 Milly
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- 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 Milly
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About the name Milly
Milly is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1884 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Milly's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #686. Use the chart and map above to compare Milly'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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