Millard
Millard was the 8035th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 186th; the most babies were born in 1922 (478). Over the last ten years it has moved up 459 places. More babies were named Millard in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,035 boys, up 5,375 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1922478 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,776babies recorded
Millard popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 33 since 1917.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,035 | 10 |
| 2020 | #13,410 | 5 |
| 2010 | #10,397 | 7 |
| 2000 | #7,212 | 9 |
| 1990 | #3,899 | 15 |
| 1980 | #1,942 | 29 |
| 1970 | #937 | 73 |
| 1960 | #706 | 123 |
| 1950 | #496 | 182 |
| 1940 | #394 | 210 |
| 1930 | #310 | 337 |
| 1920 | #269 | 418 |
| 1910 | #279 | 75 |
| 1900 | #248 | 68 |
| 1890 | #211 | 62 |
| 1880 | #213 | 56 |
How popular is Millard, counting every spelling?
Millard has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Millard?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Millard (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Millard born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Millard.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Millard?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Millard are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 57 and 79. That makes Millard a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Millard by state
How common Millard was among boys born in each state in 1920–1924, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (3.8×), West Virginia (2.5×), Alabama (2.4×), Maine (2.4×), Tennessee (2.3×). In 18 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Millard
How popular is the name Millard?
Millard was the 8035th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 186th; the most babies were born in 1922 (478). Over the last ten years it has moved up 459 places. More babies were named Millard in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Millard a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Millard in the US.
Where was Millard most popular?
In 1920–1924, Millard was most common in Kentucky (1.52 per 1,000 boys), followed by West Virginia and Alabama.