Mildred
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Mildred
Is it clunky cute, strong and vintage, or dreadful and mildewy? Like Gertrude and Bertha, Mildred is one that divides the crowds, but with popular nickname Mildred and renewed interest in Winifred, Deborah, Millicent, and Gwendolen, it's not entirely out of the question that Mildred might make a return in coming years
Mildred is an ancient Anglo-Saxon name that became popularized in England via the daughter of the 7th century saint and princess Ermenburga. Mildred herself became a saint and abbess in the 8th century and was noted for her kindness, especially to those made outcasts by society. Her name, meaning "gentle strength" was then fitting.
In the US, she was a Top 10 choice from 1903 to 1926, with notable beaters including jazz singer Mildred Bailey and the character of Mildred Pierce, played by Joan Crawford in the hit movie of the same name.
Around 100 girls are currently called Mildred in the US each year.
Mildred is also given to boys.
Pronounced MIL-dred.
As of October 2026, Mildred ranked #1973 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6 in 1919.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,284 | 82 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #2,159 | 88 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #2,378 | 79 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #2,265 | 83 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #2,076 | 93 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #2,346 | 77 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,974 | 96 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,939 | 102 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,881 | 108 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,840 | 109 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #2,105 | 91 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,973 | 98 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Mildred for girls
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Mildred on lists
Famous Mildreds
- Mildred NatwickGirl
American actress
- Mildred BaileyGirl
American singer
- Mildred HarrisGirl
American actress
- Mildred DunnockGirl
American actress
- Mildred DavisGirl
American actress and wife of Harold Lloyd
- Mildred BensonGirl
American author
- Mildred "Millie" JacksonGirl
American singer
- Mildred "Millie" KirkhamGirl
American singer
- Mildred "Millie" DeeganGirl
American female baseball player
- Mildred PlumberGirl
author of Sunday Exploits
- Adele MildredGirl
illustrator, designer and milliner
- Mildred Delores LovingGirl
plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia which invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage
Mildred in pop culture
- Mildred LathburyGirl
one of novelist Barbara Pym's "Excellent Women"
- Mildred HarperGirl
character on Two and a Half Men
- Mildred PierceGirl
novel by James M. Cain
- Mildred HuxtetterGirl
character from The Muppet Show
- Mildred MontagGirl
character in the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- Mildred RogersGirl
character in "Of Human Bondage"
- Mildred KeithGirl
cousin of Elsie Dinsmore
- Margaret Mildred "Kit" KittredgeGirl
American Girl doll
- Mildred "Millie" HelperGirl
neighbor on The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Mildred HubbleGirl
The Worst Witch
- Millerna AstonGirl
secondary character, a princess, in the anime Escaflowne
- Mildred PlumberGirl
author of "Sunday Exploits"
- Mildred HayesGirl
character in film "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri"