NameTides

Mildred

Mildred was the #1,962 girls' name in the US in 2025 (98 babies), and #4,201 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Mildred as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Mildred as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Mildred as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,962 (98)#4,201 (5)—#1,974 (11)
2024#2,080 (92)#2,116 (13)—#2,975 (6)
2023#1,837 (109)#2,689 (9)—#2,604 (7)
2022#1,870 (108)#5,670 (3)—#3,228 (5)
2021#1,926 (102)#5,581 (3)—#2,893 (6)
2020#1,965 (96)#3,447 (6)——
2019#2,331 (77)#5,591 (3)——
2018#2,071 (93)——#3,286 (5)
2017#2,257 (83)———
2016#2,366 (79)#5,785 (3)——
2015#2,152 (88)——#2,363 (8)
2014#2,267 (82)#4,684 (4)——
2013#2,439 (74)——#2,888 (6)
2012#2,734 (64)#4,838 (4)——
2011#2,555 (70)——#3,310 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1913 at #6.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 16,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 16,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Mildred is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 19,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Mildred by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #959OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,281NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,358GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,636TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Mildred (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MildredCanadaGirls#1,97411
MildredEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
MildredIrelandGirls—too few
MildredNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MildredUSGirls#1,96298
MildredUSBoys—too few