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The first name 
Mildred

Mildred is a first name typically given to girls, but in rare cases also used as a boys name.

Mildred is a well-known but special name!

Mildred is a well-known name in the US, but is still special. It is currently only given to every ten thousandth girl, and therefore ranks at 1,981 in the SmartGenius statistics. This means there are 1,980 girls names that are more common, but also tens of thousands that are much rarer. In total, there are currently 393,429 people – children, adults and seniors – named Mildred living in the United States, which is approximately 0.12 % of the entire population.

You won't believe all there is 
to discover about the name
 
Mildred

Mildred -
a popular traditional name in the U.S.

History tends to focus on the most famous and best. But even those who play second fiddle leave their mark: Mildred is one of those names without which the orchestra would be incomplete. In fact, Mildred has reached the SmartGenius top ranking #6 more than once, although the last time was some while ago, way back in the last century in 1920. But even though the peak of its popularity was many decades ago, the name Mildred has been given to newborn girls every year since records began. Mildred is of exceptional enduring popularity, conveying the special vibes of the20th century.

In years where the graph has no value, the name Mildred was given less than five times or even none at all in the entire USA.

Mildred has arrived in the 21st century

The popularity of the name Mildred peaked long ago, but the name has nevertheless arrived in the 21st century. In 2022, it ranked #1,680 in our statistics - perhaps a far cry from when your grandparents or great-grandparents were kids and Mildred made it into the top ten more than once, but still: traditional names often prove to be perennial favorites - so, maybe it's only a matter of time before Mildred tops out again.

Mildred -
at home all over the USA, especially popular in Arkansas

Wherever you go, wherever you live – there’s a good chance to meet Mildred. Because: There are women and girls named Mildred in every state in the USA. This may sound quite unspectacular at first, but in fact, of the more than 50,000 different female first names that occur in the USA, just 537 are recorded in each individual state, so the name Mildred is definitely something very special. In some regions it even makes it into the top 100 of the most popular female first names, for example in Mississippi, where Mildred ranks on place 26. The greatest chance of meeting Mildred, however, is in Arkansas, where one in 185 girls and women bears this beautiful name – that is far above average – in the entire USA it is only one in 392 women and girls and in Nevada, where the name is least represented in relation to the population, you even have to ask an average of 3,754 women and girls for their name before you once get Mildred as an answer.

Mildred has 7 letters 
and begins with an M

Well, you might say, you probably figured that out yourself! But what you might not know is: The letter M is a quite popular first letter for girls' names. That’s because 8.5% of all common girls’ names in the US begin with this letter. Only the first letters A and S are more common for girls' names.

With seven letters, the name Mildred has a typical length for first names in the US. In fact, 26% of all common first names consist of exactly seven letters. 52% of all first names are shorter, while 22% have eight letters or more. On average, first names in the US (not counting hyphenated names) are 6.5 letters long. There are no significant differences between boys' and girls' names.

Therefore: As 8.5% of all girls' names start with an M, this initial letter occurs nearly 2.5-times as often as all 26 letters on average – and the most common one of all the girls’ names starting with M is Mary.

Other names with 
M, i, l, d, r, e and d

If you take all the letters in the name Mildred – M, i, l, d, r, e and d – and put them together again, you can form another name, such as Milderd.

With hands, flags and sounds 
How to say Mildred

If your name is Mildred and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...

This is how you spell the name Mildred

So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name Mildred, you can simply say:

Mouse

Igloo

Lion

Dinosaur

Rocket

Elephant

Dinosaur

This is how the name Mildred is spelled in the NATO phonetic alphabet

The NATO alphabet often helps people spell words on the phone or radio when there are communication problems.

How do you write Mildred in Braille?

Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.

Mildred

Mildred

You want to tell a deaf person that your name is Mildred

Just use American Sign Language!

The name Mildred is particularly colorful in the Semaphore flag signaling system!

These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.

M
I
L
D
R
E
D

Have you ever waved the name Mildred

In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.

M
I
L
D
R
E
D

Beeping like crazy...

In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. Mildred sounds like this: