Fun Facts About the Name Millie
- Gaining ground: Millie remained in the U.S. top 100 for 2 consecutive years, from 2024 through 2025. In 2025, it gained 13 ranking positions compared with the previous year.
- More than 46 thousand babies named Millie: U.S. records list 46,118 babies given the name Millie from 1880 through 2025. Even 212 boys received the name Millie - about 1 boy for every 217 girls.
What Does the Name Millie Mean?
Millie is an English diminutive that means 'gentle strength' when it shortens Mildred and 'strong in work' when it shortens Millicent. It has no independent root of its own; its meaning comes from the full name it shortens. Mildred derives from the Old English Mildþryð, made of milde ('gentle, mild') and þryð ('strength, power'), so its literal sense is 'gentle strength.' Millicent comes from the Old French Melisende, which in turn goes back to the Germanic name Amalasuintha, formed from amal ('work, labor') and swinþ ('strong'); its customary meaning is 'strong in work' or 'industrious.' Because Millie can stand for either name, both meanings are sometimes attached to it. In modern use Millie also appears as a short form of Amelia, Emily, and similar names, but those names have separate origins and are not the source of the usual explanations of Millie's meaning.
Millie Name History & Origins
Millie developed as a spoken short form of Mildred and Millicent before it became a given name in its own right. Mildred is an Old English name recorded as Mildþryð; it was borne by Saint Mildred, a 7th-century abbess of Minster in Thanet, and the name was known in medieval England through her cult. Millicent entered English through Old French Melisende, a form used in the medieval crusader states; Melisende was the name of a 12th-century queen of Jerusalem. In the 19th century, Millie was used as an independent given name, not only as a nickname. The name later appeared as the title character of the 1967 film Thoroughly Modern Millie and its later stage version, a literary and theatrical use rather than the name's origin. Millie is used as an independent given name in English-speaking countries.
How Popular is the Name Millie?
Millie recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Millie entered the top 100 U.S. girl names in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #73 | 3,353 | 0.2086% |
| 2024 | #86 | 2,910 | 0.1804% |
| 2023 | #104 | 2,562 | 0.1599% |
| 2022 | #128 | 2,195 | 0.1339% |
| 2021 | #174 | 1,695 | 0.1034% |
| 2020 | #190 | 1,504 | 0.0931% |
| 2019 | #240 | 1,317 | 0.0785% |
| 2018 | #304 | 1,098 | 0.0646% |
| 2017 | #353 | 895 | 0.0519% |
| 2016 | #435 | 742 | 0.0419% |
| 2015 | #469 | 682 | 0.0382% |
| 2014 | #507 | 618 | 0.0346% |
| 2013 | #592 | 481 | 0.0274% |
| 2012 | #723 | 385 | 0.0219% |
| 2011 | #812 | 330 | 0.0188% |
| 2010 | #861 | 311 | 0.0175% |
| 2009 | #866 | 322 | 0.0175% |
| 2008 | #1,013 | 261 | 0.0138% |
| 2007 | #1,528 | 151 | 0.0079% |
| 2006 | #1,605 | 134 | 0.0070% |
| 2005 | #1,570 | 130 | 0.0070% |
| 2004 | #1,430 | 145 | 0.0079% |
| 2003 | #1,220 | 174 | 0.0095% |
| 2002 | #1,949 | 91 | 0.0051% |
| 2001 | #2,027 | 84 | 0.0047% |
| 2000 | #2,007 | 83 | 0.0046% |
| 1999 | #2,459 | 59 | 0.0033% |
| 1998 | #2,358 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 1997 | #2,499 | 52 | 0.0030% |
| 1996 | #3,409 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1995 | #2,829 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1994 | #2,524 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1993 | #2,757 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 1992 | #3,251 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1991 | #2,503 | 50 | 0.0027% |
| 1990 | #2,629 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1989 | #2,114 | 59 | 0.0032% |
| 1988 | #2,843 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1987 | #2,422 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 1986 | #2,453 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 1985 | #2,526 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 1984 | #2,404 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 1983 | #2,262 | 43 | 0.0026% |
| 1982 | #2,138 | 48 | 0.0028% |
| 1981 | #1,858 | 59 | 0.0035% |
| 1980 | #2,001 | 53 | 0.0032% |
| 1979 | #2,041 | 50 | 0.0031% |
| 1978 | #1,645 | 65 | 0.0042% |
| 1977 | #1,915 | 52 | 0.0034% |
| 1976 | #1,627 | 61 | 0.0042% |
| 1975 | #1,395 | 76 | 0.0052% |
| 1974 | #1,330 | 80 | 0.0055% |
| 1973 | #1,209 | 89 | 0.0061% |
| 1972 | #1,441 | 68 | 0.0045% |
| 1971 | #1,129 | 104 | 0.0063% |
| 1970 | #1,194 | 96 | 0.0055% |
| 1969 | #1,096 | 102 | 0.0060% |
| 1968 | #1,240 | 78 | 0.0048% |
| 1967 | #1,180 | 82 | 0.0050% |
| 1966 | #980 | 110 | 0.0065% |
| 1965 | #837 | 142 | 0.0080% |
| 1964 | #848 | 151 | 0.0080% |
| 1963 | #817 | 162 | 0.0084% |
| 1962 | #853 | 153 | 0.0078% |
| 1961 | #862 | 153 | 0.0076% |
| 1960 | #830 | 156 | 0.0077% |
| 1959 | #710 | 198 | 0.0098% |
| 1958 | #727 | 185 | 0.0092% |
| 1957 | #729 | 189 | 0.0092% |
| 1956 | #671 | 205 | 0.0102% |
| 1955 | #704 | 180 | 0.0092% |
| 1954 | #686 | 187 | 0.0096% |
| 1953 | #655 | 189 | 0.0100% |
| 1952 | #649 | 189 | 0.0102% |
| 1951 | #569 | 226 | 0.0125% |
| 1950 | #624 | 184 | 0.0107% |
| 1949 | #575 | 213 | 0.0124% |
| 1948 | #533 | 242 | 0.0143% |
| 1947 | #537 | 247 | 0.0139% |
| 1946 | #531 | 221 | 0.0141% |
| 1945 | #488 | 221 | 0.0169% |
| 1944 | #481 | 221 | 0.0167% |
| 1943 | #496 | 226 | 0.0162% |
| 1942 | #490 | 230 | 0.0170% |
| 1941 | #466 | 224 | 0.0185% |
| 1940 | #448 | 232 | 0.0203% |
| 1939 | #434 | 242 | 0.0221% |
| 1938 | #458 | 216 | 0.0196% |
| 1937 | #458 | 205 | 0.0193% |
| 1936 | #407 | 250 | 0.0240% |
| 1935 | #385 | 274 | 0.0261% |
| 1934 | #389 | 274 | 0.0262% |
| 1933 | #366 | 300 | 0.0298% |
| 1932 | #382 | 293 | 0.0275% |
| 1931 | #373 | 296 | 0.0278% |
| 1930 | #411 | 257 | 0.0228% |
| 1929 | #402 | 273 | 0.0245% |
| 1928 | #384 | 303 | 0.0263% |
| 1927 | #375 | 333 | 0.0279% |
| 1926 | #345 | 375 | 0.0316% |
| 1925 | #354 | 370 | 0.0304% |
| 1924 | #341 | 388 | 0.0311% |
| 1923 | #323 | 406 | 0.0337% |
| 1922 | #300 | 458 | 0.0381% |
| 1921 | #298 | 491 | 0.0398% |
| 1920 | #298 | 478 | 0.0399% |
| 1919 | #284 | 505 | 0.0447% |
| 1918 | #282 | 506 | 0.0437% |
| 1917 | #260 | 574 | 0.0531% |
| 1916 | #264 | 524 | 0.0502% |
| 1915 | #257 | 521 | 0.0530% |
| 1914 | #258 | 401 | 0.0527% |
| 1913 | #253 | 336 | 0.0538% |
| 1912 | #262 | 293 | 0.0525% |
| 1911 | #265 | 216 | 0.0516% |
| 1910 | #245 | 247 | 0.0623% |
| 1909 | #239 | 219 | 0.0631% |
| 1908 | #267 | 177 | 0.0529% |
| 1907 | #229 | 207 | 0.0650% |
| 1906 | #214 | 213 | 0.0721% |
| 1905 | #223 | 193 | 0.0662% |
| 1904 | #228 | 181 | 0.0657% |
| 1903 | #221 | 189 | 0.0721% |
| 1902 | #219 | 185 | 0.0701% |
| 1901 | #205 | 196 | 0.0819% |
| 1900 | #209 | 229 | 0.0764% |
| 1899 | #200 | 192 | 0.0824% |
| 1898 | #208 | 197 | 0.0761% |
| 1897 | #194 | 204 | 0.0871% |
| 1896 | #188 | 213 | 0.0895% |
| 1895 | #201 | 181 | 0.0775% |
| 1894 | #192 | 185 | 0.0830% |
| 1893 | #180 | 198 | 0.0930% |
| 1892 | #183 | 193 | 0.0909% |
| 1891 | #174 | 192 | 0.1035% |
| 1890 | #170 | 204 | 0.1072% |
| 1889 | #168 | 174 | 0.0976% |
| 1888 | #149 | 213 | 0.1192% |
| 1887 | #149 | 168 | 0.1151% |
| 1886 | #145 | 170 | 0.1176% |
| 1885 | #150 | 152 | 0.1142% |
| 1884 | #150 | 144 | 0.1116% |
| 1883 | #131 | 155 | 0.1380% |
| 1882 | #146 | 122 | 0.1131% |
| 1881 | #128 | 124 | 0.1349% |
| 1880 | #145 | 105 | 0.1154% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #13,425 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1940 | #3,785 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1937 | #3,865 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #3,522 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #3,275 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #3,198 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1929 | #4,361 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #3,273 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1927 | #2,643 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1926 | #2,380 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1925 | #4,045 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #3,730 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #2,295 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1922 | #2,206 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1921 | #2,923 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1920 | #2,301 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1919 | #3,044 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1918 | #3,598 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #2,661 | 10 | 0.0011% |
| 1916 | #2,355 | 12 | 0.0013% |
| 1915 | #2,757 | 9 | 0.0011% |
| 1914 | #2,395 | 9 | 0.0014% |
| 1913 | #2,696 | 6 | 0.0012% |
| 1910 | #1,768 | 5 | 0.0026% |
| 1907 | #1,291 | 6 | 0.0041% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Millie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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