How Many People Are Named Mildreth?
An estimated 43 people in the United States have the first name Mildreth. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Mildreth peaked in popularity in 1897 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mildreth as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mildreth paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Mildreth is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
43
About 1 in 7,971,031 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
1897
7 births
Total Registered
66
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mildreth
Mildreth is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 66 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mildreth as a female name
Ranked #16,836 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1897 (7 births)
Mildreth: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mildreth span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 33 babies were registered. Mildreth has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mildreth by Decade
How has Mildreth tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mildreth + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mildreth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mildreth
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mildreth: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mildreth?
We estimate approximately 43 people named Mildreth are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,971,031 Americans share this first name.
Is Mildreth a common name?
Mildreth is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 66 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mildreth most popular?
Mildreth reached peak popularity in 1897, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mildreth is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mildreth a female name?
Mildreth is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mildreth Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mildreth Smith, Mildreth Johnson, Mildreth Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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