NameTides

Milly

Milly was the #1,777 girls' name in the US in 2025 (113 babies), and #792 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Milly as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Milly as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Milly as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,777 (113)#792 (46)#632 (4)——#2,282 (9)
2024#1,796 (112)#686 (55)#638 (4)——#3,383 (5)
2023#1,826 (110)#608 (62)#482 (6)——#1,419 (16)
2022#1,775 (116)#630 (60)#531 (5)—#747 (4)#1,550 (14)
2021#1,730 (119)#581 (67)——#661 (5)#2,616 (7)
2020#1,872 (103)#700 (53)#370 (9)—#834 (3)#1,295 (18)
2019#1,919 (103)#519 (78)#447 (7)—#621 (5)#2,374 (8)
2018#1,869 (108)#568 (73)#376 (9)—#512 (7)#2,587 (7)
2017#1,943 (103)#503 (86)#369 (9)—#734 (4)#1,506 (15)
2016#1,828 (113)#391 (116)#311 (12)—#585 (6)#2,892 (6)
2015#2,152 (88)#377 (120)#340 (11)—#494 (8)#2,599 (7)
2014#1,652 (129)#307 (150)#261 (17)—#373 (12)#1,455 (16)
2013#1,866 (108)#368 (123)#367 (10)#440 (3)#491 (8)#1,599 (14)
2012#2,028 (95)#341 (142)#191 (23)—#317 (16)#2,013 (10)
2011#2,274 (82)#231 (220)#197 (23)—#414 (11)#2,348 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1884 at #686.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1884.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 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 14,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,500uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Milly is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 15,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Milly 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: #1,210MINew York: #1,654NYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,948CAUtah: #704UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: 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: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #619OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,358GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,386TXFlorida: #1,887FL
Milly (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
MillyCanadaGirls#2,2829
MillyEngland & WalesGirls#79246
MillyIrelandGirls—too few
MillyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MillyScotlandGirls#6324
MillyUSGirls#1,777113