Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1927

Millicent

Meaning hard work Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,900 Trend → Stable

From the Old French Melisende, from Old High German Amalasuntha, Amalaswintha, from the Proto-Germanic roots *amalą (“hard work”) + *swinþaz (“strong”).

Rank 2025
#1,900
among girls · ↓283 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
103
named Millicent · -20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,605
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1927
249 babies
All-time total
11,825
#1,509 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Millicent popularity over time

11,825 babies have been named Millicent since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1927Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 84 8 – #662
1890s 141 14 +68% #686
1900s 278 28 +97% #603
1910s 1,120 112 +303% #483
1920s 2,014 201 +80% #435
1930s 1,337 134 -34% #516
1940s 993 99 -26% #696
1950s 1,054 105 +6% #868
1960s 1,020 102 -3% #984
1970s 710 71 -30% #1,138
1980s 541 54 -24% #1,740
1990s 410 41 -24% #2,287
2000s 459 46 +12% #2,880
2010s 980 98 +114% #1,632
2020s (to 2025) 684 114 +16% #1,560

Where Millicent is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 103 0.06 outside top 500
2027 103 0.06 outside top 500
2028 103 0.06 outside top 500
2029 102 0.06 outside top 500
2030 102 0.06 outside top 500

Where Millicent is most popular

Girls named Millicent per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.072 per 1,000. Strongest in Missouri, Wisconsin, and Colorado.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Millicent born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Missouri 23 0.191 +165%
Wisconsin 11 0.107 +48%
Colorado 11 0.099 +37%
North Carolina 21 0.092 +28%
Indiana 12 0.085 +19%
Oregon 5 0.077 +6%
Tennessee 11 0.069 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 13 0.055 -24%
Texas 41 0.051 -29%
California 40 0.048 -34%
Florida 20 0.047 -35%
Ohio 10 0.042 -42%
Arizona 5 0.036 -51%
New York 14 0.035 -51%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Millicent

Millicent is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,900 in 2025 with 103 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 11,825 American babies have been named Millicent. Its peak came in 1927, when 249 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Millicent stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Millicent?

The median living Millicent is about 50 years old; half are between 15 and 69. An estimated 6,600 people named Millicent are alive in the United States today.

median 50 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Millicent year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 103 #1,900
2024 129 #1,617
2023 114 #1,789
2022 104 #1,926
2021 135 #1,560
2020 99 #1,942
2019 125 #1,680
2018 120 #1,723
2017 133 #1,632
2016 120 #1,740
2015 83 #2,273
2014 93 #2,088
2013 97 #2,011
2012 73 #2,508
2011 68 #2,630
2010 68 #2,665
2009 52 #3,236
2008 62 #2,880
2007 54 #3,203
2006 41 #3,775
2005 34 #4,173
2004 51 #3,056
2003 48 #3,108
2002 31 #4,147
2001 43 #3,237
2000 43 #3,199
1995 32 #3,468
1990 47 #2,553
1985 54 #2,012
1980 62 #1,781
1975 76 #1,394
1970 103 #1,138
1965 109 #1,000
1960 119 #984
1955 126 #868
1950 102 #882
1945 82 #837
1940 101 #696
1935 109 #626
1930 170 #516
1925 208 #486
1920 189 #503
1915 147 #517
1910 54 #562
1905 24 #754
1900 27 #696
1895 11 #1,032
1890 16 #686
1885 9 #781
1880 8 #662

Famous people named Millicent

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Millicent Fawcett Millicent Fawcett English politician, writer, and activist (1847–1929) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Millicent, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Millicent?

The median living Millicent is about 50 years old. Half of all living Millicents are between 15 and 69 years old.

How many people named Millicent are alive today?

An estimated 6,600 people named Millicent are alive in the United States, based on 11,825 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Millicent mean?

From the Old French Melisende, from Old High German Amalasuntha, Amalaswintha, from the Proto-Germanic roots *amalą (“hard work”) + *swinþaz (“strong”).

How popular is the name Millicent in 2025?

Millicent ranked #1,900 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 103 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Millicent?

11,825 babies have been named Millicent in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Millicent most popular?

Millicent peaked in 1927, when 249 newborns received the name.

Is Millicent a boy or girl name?

Millicent is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Millicent rising or falling?

Millicent is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Millicent become more popular?

Millicent looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 102 girls named Millicent in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Millicent?

Well-known people named Millicent include Millicent Fawcett (social activist).

Names like Millicent

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