Mildred
Girl nameMildred has been given to 452,998 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1920.
Meaning & origin /ˈmɪldɹəd/
From the name of an 8th-century English saint, Old English Mildþrȳþ (from milde (“mild”) +‎ þrȳþ (“strength”)).
Origin: Old English
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
452,998
Peak year
1920 (18,099 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +11%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Mildred
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
American golfer and athlete
Mildred Dresselhaus
American physicist (1930-2017)
Mildred Harris
American actress (1901–1944)
Mildred Natwick
American actress (1905–1994)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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