Millard

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⭐ Famous Millard

Millard Mitchell

American actor (1903-1953)

Choose Millard and your child shares a first name with Millard Mitchell, an American actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Millard, like who?” Millard Mitchell's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 169,492 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Millard, 10 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Millard would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMillard has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Millards, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1887, when it ranked #185. Today it's #7,679, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🚀TrendMillard has climbed 4,343 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #7,679. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Millard means “mill keeper”. Our records link it to English and Latin roots.

About the name Millard

Millard is a boy name of English and Latin origin meaning “mill keeper”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-ard”. US birth records list Millard for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 140 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked #185 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #7,679, with 10 babies.

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