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Mildred

The name Mildred carries the meaning "Gentle strength", with roots in Old English. It belongs mostly to the 1920s at this point. These days, it is familiar to most people. 1920 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.

Old EnglishGentle strength
Old EnglishMild counsel, gentle strength
Births by decade
1900s
36,325
1910s
124,348
1920s
147,621
1930s
62,082
1940s
33,205
1950s
17,619
1960s
7,704
1970s
2,864
1980s
1,375
1990s
873
2000s
806
2010s
606
Peaked in the 1920s · 435,428 total U.S. births since 1900