Mildred is a girl's name of English origin meaning “gentle strength.” In 2024 it was given to 91 girls in the United States.
Mildred belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “gentle strength” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Mildred first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #6 in 1912, and in 2024 91 babies received the name — 451,312 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Mildred means “gentle strength” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Mildred is a girl name. In 2024, 91 babies received the name in the US.
Mildred comes from the English & American tradition.
Mildred first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #6 in 1912, and 91 babies were given the name in 2024.
Mildred is pronounced /ˈmɪldɹəd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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