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How popular is the name Mildred?

Births per year, rank history and how many Mildreds are alive today.

Mildred (female), once a common girls' name, is now rarely given to new babies in England and Wales: just 5 in 2025, ranked 4201st. The name peaked in 1904, when around 870 babies were given the name, the 72nd most popular that year. It has declined since 1904; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. At least 31,000 babies have been named Mildred in England and Wales since 1904. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

The Mildred you are most likely to meet is around 79 years old. Half of all Mildreds born in England and Wales are between 59 and 83, and there are at least 11,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 3.4% chance that at least one of them will be called Mildred.

How many babies are named Mildred each year?

05001k1920194019601980200020201904: ~867 estimated (635-1,099)1914: ~679 estimated (517-841)1924: ~489 estimated (378-600)1996: 32002: 32005: 32007: 52008: 42012: 42014: 42016: 32019: 32020: 62021: 32022: 32023: 92024: 132025: 5estimatedactual

Where does Mildred rank among girls' names?

1101001,00010,0001920194019601980200020201904: ranked 721914: ranked 801924: ranked 851996: ranked 3,7952002: ranked 4,1372005: ranked 4,7982007: ranked 3,6672008: ranked 4,5242012: ranked 4,8382014: ranked 4,6842016: ranked 5,7852019: ranked 5,5912020: ranked 3,4472021: ranked 5,5812022: ranked 5,6702023: ranked 2,6892024: ranked 2,1162025: ranked 4,201

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Mildred per year in England and Wales, 1904 to 2025, peaking at about 867 in 1904
Mildred: births per year in England and Wales, 1904-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Mildred most popular?

Mildred peaked in 1904, when around 870 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Mildred?

At least 11,000 people named Mildred born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Mildred?

Most living Mildreds are between 59 and 83; the most common age is about 79.

Is Mildred becoming more or less popular?

Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.






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