girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Millie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #73 Trend ↑ Rising 132%

A diminutive of the female given names Mildred, Millicent, Emily, Amelia, and Camilla, also used as a formal given name.

Rank 2025
#73
among girls · ↑14 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
3,353
named Millie · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 479
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
3,353 babies
All-time total
46,138
#626 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Millie popularity over time

46,138 babies have been named Millie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
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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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 1,527 – 1,527 153 – #128
1890s 1,959 – 1,959 196 +28% #170
1900s 1,989 6 1,995 200 +2% #205
1910s 4,123 67 4,190 419 +110% #245
1920s 3,875 103 3,978 398 -5% #298
1930s 2,607 26 2,633 263 -34% #366
1940s 2,277 5 2,282 228 -13% #448
1950s 1,932 – 1,932 193 -15% #569
1960s 1,289 – 1,289 129 -33% #817
1970s 741 – 741 74 -43% #1,129
1980s 462 – 462 46 -38% #1,858
1990s 472 – 472 47 +2% #2,358
2000s 1,578 – 1,578 158 +234% #861
2010s 6,860 – 6,860 686 +335% #240
2020s (to 2025) 14,235 5 14,240 2,373 +246% #73

Where Millie 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 3,873 2.41 #59
2027 4,378 2.72 #49
2028 4,859 3.02 #42
2029 5,309 3.30 #37
2030 5,724 3.56 #31

Where Millie is most popular

Girls named Millie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.57 per 1,000. Strongest in North Dakota, Utah, and Montana.

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 Millie 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
North Dakota 88 6.70 +327%
Utah 487 5.85 +273%
Montana 75 5.54 +253%
Wyoming 22 5.16 +229%
Idaho 160 4.78 +205%
South Dakota 63 4.41 +181%
Nebraska 155 4.31 +175%
Mississippi 189 4.04 +157%
Arkansas 213 4.03 +157%
Iowa 233 3.99 +154%
Alabama 353 3.76 +140%
Oklahoma 276 3.75 +139%
Missouri 431 3.58 +128%
Maine 55 3.56 +127%
Kentucky 304 3.55 +127%
West Virginia 86 3.28 +109%
Minnesota 353 3.27 +108%
Kansas 188 3.26 +108%
Tennessee 490 3.09 +97%
Wisconsin 316 3.07 +96%
New Hampshire 56 3.03 +93%
Louisiana 257 2.94 +87%
Alaska 25 2.90 +85%
Vermont 14 2.89 +84%
South Carolina 257 2.86 +82%
Indiana 391 2.79 +77%
Oregon 162 2.49 +59%
Colorado 252 2.26 +44%
Georgia 510 2.24 +43%
Ohio 522 2.20 +40%
Washington 314 2.17 +39%
Michigan 375 2.06 +31%
Delaware 23 2.03 +29%
North Carolina 427 1.88 +20%
Arizona 254 1.81 +15%
Hawaii 20 1.74 +11%
Illinois 398 1.74 +11%
Virginia 274 1.61 ≈ national
Rhode Island 20 1.60 ≈ national
Nevada 68 1.46 -7%
Pennsylvania 343 1.45 -8%
Massachusetts 175 1.45 -8%
Connecticut 75 1.29 -18%
Texas 992 1.23 -21%
Maryland 130 1.23 -22%
Florida 490 1.15 -27%
California 790 0.940 -40%
New York 339 0.856 -45%
District of Columbia 10 0.844 -46%
New Mexico 20 0.822 -48%
New Jersey 143 0.792 -50%

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 Millie

Millie is a top-100 name for girls in the United States, ranked #73 in 2025 with 3,353 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 46,138 American babies have been named Millie. Its peak came in 2025, when 3,353 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Millie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Millie?

The median living Millie is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 20. An estimated 29 thousand people named Millie are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Millie year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 3,353 #73 – –
2024 2,920 #87 – –
2023 2,564 #105 – –
2022 2,197 #128 – –
2021 1,697 #173 5 #13,430
2020 1,504 #190 – –
2019 1,317 #240 – –
2018 1,098 #304 – –
2017 895 #353 – –
2016 743 #434 – –
2015 682 #469 – –
2014 618 #507 – –
2013 481 #592 – –
2012 385 #723 – –
2011 330 #812 – –
2010 311 #861 – –
2009 323 #861 – –
2008 261 #1,013 – –
2007 151 #1,528 – –
2006 135 #1,593 – –
2005 131 #1,562 – –
2004 145 #1,430 – –
2003 174 #1,220 – –
2002 91 #1,949 – –
2001 84 #2,027 – –
2000 83 #2,008 – –
1995 43 #2,830 – –
1990 45 #2,629 – –
1985 39 #2,526 – –
1980 53 #2,001 – –
1975 76 #1,395 – –
1970 96 #1,194 – –
1965 142 #837 – –
1960 156 #830 – –
1955 180 #704 – –
1950 184 #624 – –
1945 221 #488 – –
1940 232 #448 5 #3,785
1935 274 #385 – –
1930 257 #411 8 #3,198
1925 370 #354 6 #4,045
1920 478 #298 14 #2,301
1915 521 #257 9 #2,757
1910 247 #245 5 #1,768
1905 193 #223 – –
1900 229 #209 – –
1895 181 #201 – –
1890 204 #170 – –
1885 152 #150 – –
1880 105 #145 – –

Famous people named Millie

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

  1. 1 Millie Bobby Brown Millie Bobby Brown British actress and film producer (born 2004) Contemporary
  2. 2 Millie Perkins Millie Perkins American film and television actress (born 1936) b. 1938 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Millie Small Millie Small Jamaican singer (1947–2020) Contemporary
  4. 4 Millie Hughes-Fulford Millie Hughes-Fulford American astronaut and academic researcher (1945–2021) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Millie?

The median living Millie is about 6 years old. Half of all living Millies are between 2 and 20 years old.

How many people named Millie are alive today?

An estimated 29 thousand people named Millie are alive in the United States, based on 46,138 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Millie mean?

A diminutive of the female given names Mildred, Millicent, Emily, Amelia, and Camilla, also used as a formal given name.

How popular is the name Millie in 2025?

Millie ranked #73 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 3,353 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Millie?

46,138 babies have been named Millie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Millie most popular?

Millie peaked in 2025, when 3,353 newborns received the name.

Is Millie a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Millie rising or falling?

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

Will Millie become more popular?

Millie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 5,724 girls named Millie in 2030, which would rank around #31. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Millie?

Well-known people named Millie include Millie Bobby Brown (actor), Millie Perkins (actor), Millie Small (singer).

Names like Millie

Names that sound and feel close to Millie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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