A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Mildred
dense · starched · flinty
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenThe name derives from the Old English Mildþryð, uniting milde (gentle) and þryð (strength). Borne in seventh-century Anglo-Saxon England, it fell out of common usage following the Norman Conquest. Victorian antiquarians revived it in the nineteenth century, delivering it to American nurseries in time for a massive turn-of-the-century wave.
Also answers toMillie, Milly, Midge
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 18,099 souls, A.D. 1920 2025
2025: 98 born, rising ↑
Estimated Age
75 yrs
Most Mildreds were born around 1947 — remembers television arriving in the neighborhood.
Peak Reign
1920
№6 that year
Generation
Silent, 42%
then Boomer 41% · Gen X 9%
Rarity
Top 500 all-time
≈453K ever born · now rising
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Mildred grew up with
SSA DataElvis on Ed Sullivan·S&H Green Stamps·hula hoops
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Mildred peaked in 1920.
Estimated average age: 75.
What people think
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Mildred sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
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Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name lands with the heavy clatter of a cast-iron skillet. Hearing it today brings to mind rotary telephones, wool cardigans, and hard-sided luggage rather than a playground. With an estimated average age of seventy-five, the name sits squarely between the Silent Generation and older baby boomers. A Mildred tends to be pictured holding a ring of brass keys, having already vacuumed behind the baseboards.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
At its peak in 1920, about eighteen thousand newborns received the name in a single year, securing the number six spot nationally.
Field Note 02
Silent Generation and baby boom cohorts account for eighty-two percent of living bearers, leaving the name largely absent from contemporary school rosters.
Field Note 03
A registration count of ninety-eight babies in 2025 marks a quiet uptick after half a century of steady decline.
Notable Mildreds
AI-WrittenMildred Dunnockactress, b. 1901
Mildred Natwickactress, b. 1905
Mildred Baileyjazz singer, b. 1907
Mildred Dresselhausphysicist, b. 1930
Ephemera — If Mildred were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Color
Bakelite brown
Job
Head dietitian
Hardware
Rotary egg beater
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