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Milly

Meaning: Gentle strength
Origin: Old English — Short form of Mildred

Meaning: Hardworking and strong
Origin: Germanic — Or of Millicent

Meaning: Possibly rival
Origin: Latin — Or of Emily

Girl's name · #1790 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Milly reached its best rank, #714, in 1884 and ranked #1790 in 2025. About 3,300 girls have carried it since 1884.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#263 in Sweden (2025) · #356 in Netherlands (2025) · #632 in Scotland (2025) · #792 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,039 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,710 in France (2025) · #2,282 in Canada (2025) · #1,036 in Belgium (2024) · #1,698 in Austria (2024) · #214 in New Zealand (2023) · #18,124 in Italy (2023) · #747 in Ireland (2022) and 2 more.

Famous Millys

Milly Alcock — Australian actress (born 2000)
Milly Shapiro — American actress and singer (born 2002)
Milly Carlucci — Italian television presenter (born 1954)
Milly Quezada — Dominican singer (born 1955)
Milly Scott — Dutch singer and actress (born 1933)

In stories & tradition

Milly Bloom — Ulysses (book)
Milly — Reverie character
Milly Elder — The Light in the Forest (film)

What Millys become

Among 75 notable people named Milly:

Entertainers appear 1.72× more often than among typical names — e.g. Milly Alcock, Australian actress (born 2000).

Spellings & nicknames

Milly is a rare spelling of Millie — about 3% of babies given the name are written this way; Millie itself ranked #73 in 2025.

Similar names: Mylee · Beatrix · Milah · Tillie · Lotus · Nelly

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