girl's name

Millicent

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 9
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 14,555

Scotland

#997

2024 births

Millicent is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 103 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1927, when 249 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • Today about 1 in 32,188 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Millicent over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

2,014
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Millicent by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 84
1890s 141
1900s 278
1910s 1,120
1920s 2,014
1930s 1,337
1940s 993
1950s 1,054
1960s 1,020
1970s 710
1980s 541
1990s 410
2000s 459
2010s 980
2020s (to 2025) 684

How popular is Millicent?

In 2025, Millicent was given to 103 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Millicent is used

Scotland #997 3 in 2024
England & Wales #1,048 33 in 2025
Ireland #1,123 3 in 2022
Canada #1,837 13 in 2024
United States #1,900 103 in 2025
France #7,544 5 in 2016

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Millicent

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Millicent also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Millicent over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

1 nickname for Millicent

Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.

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Millicent in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Germanic languages
Milicent

Sibling names for Millicent

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Millicent — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Millicent

How popular is the name Millicent?

In 2025, Millicent was given to 103 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Millicent a girl's or a boy's name?

Millicent is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Millicent?

Millicent has 3 syllables.

When was Millicent most popular?

Millicent peaked in 1927, when 249 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.

What are the nicknames for Millicent?

Millicent is usually shortened to Millie.

Is Millicent a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Millicent currently ranks #997 in the United States. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.