Girl's name
Millie
Say it MIL-ee
English origin 2 syllables
Where Millie is loved, common and rare
Loved in Scotland. Common across England and Wales, Ireland, the Netherlands and seven more places. Rare in Canada, Norway, four German cities and four more places.
1 in 92 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Scotland 7thEngland and Wales 36thIreland 36th
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Every place
In 23 of the 40 official lists, among them Scotland (7th), England and Wales (36th) and Ireland (36th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 7th 2025 | 195 | 1 in 92 |
| New Zealand | 16th 2025 | 117 | rank only |
| South Australia state | 26th 2025 | 44 | rank only |
| Queensland state | 29th 2025 | 135 | rank only |
| England and Wales | 36th 2025 | 1,080 | 1 in 235 |
| Ireland | 36th 2025 | 119 | 1 in 178 |
| New South Wales state | 40th 2025 | 155 | rank only |
| Victoria state | 43rd 2025 | 136 | rank only |
| The Netherlands | 79th 2025 | 164 | about 1 in 372 |
| Sweden | 92nd 2025 | 112 | about 1 in 359 |
| Northern Ireland | 96th 2025 | 21 | 1 in 347 |
| British Columbia province | 103rd 2023 | 28 | about 1 in 427 |
| Ontario province | 109th 2024 | 95 | about 1 in 573 |
| Quebec province | 140th 2025 | 39 | about 1 in 667 |
| Norway | 146th 2025 | 35 | 1 in 623 |
| Berlin city | 339th 2023 | 9 | about 1 in 1,612 |
| Switzerland | 577th 2025 | 11 | 1 in 3,090 |
| Cologne city | 630th 2023 | 1 | about 1 in 6,143 |
| Poland | 706th 2025 | 2 | 1 in 59,894 |
| Austria | 742nd 2025 | 5 | 1 in 7,144 |
| France | 816th 2025 | 45 | 1 in 6,373 |
| Rostock city | 166th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 985 |
| Bonn city | 382nd 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 3,015 |
Rare, below the listed names: Munich, Leipzig, Spain, Catalonia, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart (New Zealand); SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); Queensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) (Queensland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); Registry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) (Victoria); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); NISRA (Northern Ireland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Millie is a diminutive, a shortened form with the -ie ending, and it has several possible parents: Mildred, Millicent, Emily, Amelia and Camilla. It is now also given as a full name on its own, with no longer form behind it.
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MIL-ee is two quick syllables, cheerful and informal. Milly is the main alternative spelling, and those who want a longer formal name on the birth certificate often look to Millicent or Mildred, keeping Millie for everyday use.
Millie is a big favourite in Scotland, where it sits in the top ten, and it also ranks well in New Zealand and South Australia. Beyond the English-speaking world it has a following in the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway. It has been rising almost everywhere it is used, with no country showing a decline. In Canada it is a recent arrival, first appearing in the 2010s and peaking around 2023.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- MIL-ee, 2 syllables
- Origin
- English
- Other spellings
- Mildred
- Milly
- Millicent
Etymology
Clipping + -ie. A diminutive of Mildred, Millicent, Emily, Amelia and Camilla, also used as a formal given name.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 14 of 19 regions, falling in none.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 34 | 37 | 40 | 37 | 33 | 27 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 36 |
| Scotland | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | 159 | 164 | 151 | 213 | 101 | 97 | 76 | 88 | 150 | 96 |
| Ireland | 59 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 37 | 19 | 30 | 28 | 36 |
| Ontario | 491 | 514 | 260 | 234 | 187 | 184 | 135 | 121 | 109 | |
| British Columbia | 455 | 257 | 256 | 246 | 137 | 169 | 116 | 103 | ||
| New South Wales | 98 | 92 | 68 | 62 | 44 | 31 | 35 | 40 | ||
| Victoria | 99 | 95 | 61 | 63 | 58 | 47 | 42 | 43 | ||
| Queensland | 94 | 70 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 42 | 31 | 26 | 29 | |
| South Australia | 130 | 92 | 43 | 64 | 65 | 23 | 31 | 26 | ||
| New Zealand | 39 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 24 | 32 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
| Quebec | 730 | 410 | 436 | 584 | 254 | 205 | 196 | 140 | ||
| France | 2023 | 2565 | 1696 | 1433 | 989 | 1106 | 1071 | 932 | 1013 | 816 |
| The Netherlands | 562 | 417 | 328 | 187 | 146 | 102 | 79 | |||
| Austria | 1916 | 1899 | 1874 | 851 | 1034 | 859 | 1838 | 1039 | 742 | |
| Switzerland | 1279 | 1292 | 1512 | 1020 | 1180 | 872 | 645 | 439 | 495 | 577 |
| Berlin | 1007 | 809 | 558 | 812 | 641 | 339 | ||||
| Leipzig | 378 | 191 | 215 | 222 | ||||||
| Rostock | 202 | 187 | 174 | 166 | ||||||
| Norway | 128 | 124 | 107 | 146 | ||||||
| Sweden | 165 | 181 | 178 | 115 | 131 | 119 | 95 | 88 | 95 | 92 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | 1,080 | 426.4 |
| 2024 | 27 | 1,255 | 486.5 |
| 2023 | 25 | 1,349 | 525.8 |
| 2022 | 18 | 1,670 | 633.7 |
| 2021 | 27 | 1,472 | 537.1 |
| 2020 | 33 | 1,319 | 491.4 |
| 2019 | 37 | 1,208 | 431.3 |
| 2018 | 40 | 1,196 | 414.9 |
| 2017 | 37 | 1,372 | 458.7 |
| 2016 | 34 | 1,456 | 474.0 |
| 2015 | 30 | 1,673 | 543.3 |
| 2014 | 29 | 1,685 | 549.5 |
| 2013 | 25 | 1,965 | 637.0 |
| 2012 | 26 | 1,915 | 594.6 |
| 2011 | 35 | 1,641 | 510.7 |
| 2010 | 32 | 1,736 | 540.7 |
| 2009 | 26 | 2,012 | 642.0 |
| 2008 | 24 | 2,177 | 689.4 |
| 2007 | 22 | 2,125 | 694.2 |
| 2006 | 22 | 2,213 | 739.5 |
| 2005 | 21 | 2,423 | 840.6 |
| 2004 | 22 | 2,425 | 848.3 |
| 2003 | 28 | 1,869 | 670.7 |
| 2002 | 34 | 1,502 | 561.8 |
| 2001 | 41 | 1,192 | 444.8 |
| 2000 | 50 | 1,007 | 368.6 |
| 1999 | 61 | 812 | 288.3 |
| 1998 | 67 | 813 | 281.1 |
| 1997 | 88 | 584 | 199.2 |
| 1996 | 140 | 324 | 109.5 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Millie in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2021. First recorded in 2012. Her peak year there: 2023, at 180.0 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Millie per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 2023 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Millie
1 in 141 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Millie.
1 in 138 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Millie.
1 in 143 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Millie.
1 in 142 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Millie.
1 in 124 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Millie.
1 in 166 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Millie.
1 in 459 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Millie.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Millie.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Millie.
1 in 127 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Millie. Ends in -ie, like Millie.
Middle names for Millie
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Millie Grace
2-1 beats · initials MG
Changes the beat after Millie: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Millie Olivia
2-4 beats · initials MO · Millie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Millie: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Millie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Millie Sophia
2-3 beats · initials MS
Changes the beat after Millie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Millie Rose
2-1 beats · initials MR
Changes the beat after Millie: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Millie Maria
2-3 beats · initials MM
Changes the beat after Millie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Millie Emily
2-3 beats · initials ME · Millie slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Millie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Millie slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Millie Julia
2-3 beats · initials MJ
Changes the beat after Millie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Millie Charlotte
2-2 beats · initials MC
A close match on style, era and popularity. Same length as Millie: 2 syllables.
Same style as Millie
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 67 in Scotland
96% alike: moves with Millie across countries and decades.
1 in 127 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Millie across countries and decades.
1 in 142 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Millie across countries and decades.
1 in 106 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Millie across countries and decades.
1 in 140 in Northern Ireland
93% alike: moves with Millie across countries and decades.
1 in 101 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Millie across countries and decades.
1 in 143 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Millie across countries and decades.
1 in 109 in Ireland
92% alike: moves with Millie across countries and decades.
Famous people named Millie
Millie Bobby Brown, Millie Hughes-Fulford, Millie Bright, Millie Perkins, Millie Small, Millie Brady and Millie Gibson.
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English actress (born 2004)
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Astronaut, academic researcher (1945-2021)
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English association football player born 1993
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American actress (born 1938)
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Jamaican singer (1947–2020)
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British actress born 1993
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English actress born 2004
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Millie
4 questions, on how popular she is, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Millie?
Her best rank is No. 7 in Scotland in 2025, about 1 in 92 girls. She is in the published lists of 23 of our 40 regions.
How do you pronounce Millie?
MIL-ee, with 2 syllables.
Is Millie getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 14 of 19 regions, falling in none.
Which sister names go with Millie?
The deck's top five sisters for Millie: Aria, Harper, Willow, Poppy and Ivy. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.