How Many People Are Named Millicent?
An estimated 5,821 people in the United States have the first name Millicent. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Millicent peaked in popularity in 1927 with 249 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Millicent 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 Millicent paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,821
About 1 in 58,882 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1927
249 births
Total Registered
11,718
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Millicent
Millicent is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11,718 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Millicent as a female name
Ranked #1,639 in 2024
126 female births in 2024
Peak: 1927 (249 births)
Millicent: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Millicent span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,014 babies were registered. Millicent has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Millicent by Decade
How has Millicent 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.
Millicent by State
Birth registrations for Millicent span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Oregon, Kentucky, District of Columbia. On average, about 169 Millicents were registered per state.
Millicent + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Millicent as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Millicent: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Millicent?
We estimate approximately 5,821 people named Millicent 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 58,882 Americans share this first name.
Is Millicent a common name?
Millicent is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,718 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Millicent most popular?
Millicent reached peak popularity in 1927, when 249 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Millicent is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Millicent a female name?
Millicent is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Millicent Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Millicent Smith, Millicent Johnson, Millicent 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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