How Many People Are Named Millard?
An estimated 4,568 people in the United States have the first name Millard. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Millard peaked in popularity in 1922 with 485 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Millard 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 Millard paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Millard is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
4,568
About 1 in 75,034 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1922
485 births
Total Registered
16,766
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Millard
Millard is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 16,766 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Millard as a male name
Ranked #13,675 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1922 (478 births)
Millard as a female name
Ranked #3,675 in 1939
7 female births in 1939
Peak: 1919 (8 births)
Millard: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Millard span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 3,971 babies were registered. Millard has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Millard by Decade
How has Millard 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.
Millard by State
Birth registrations for Millard span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, North Carolina, Alabama. The lowest are in South Dakota, District of Columbia, Massachusetts. On average, about 321 Millards were registered per state.
Millard + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Millard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Millard: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Millard?
We estimate approximately 4,568 people named Millard 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 75,034 Americans share this first name.
Is Millard a common name?
Millard is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,766 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Millard most popular?
Millard reached peak popularity in 1922, when 485 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Millard is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Millard a male name?
Millard is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Millard Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Millard Smith, Millard Johnson, Millard 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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