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Why parents love Mildred- Joan Crawford won the Oscar for Mildred Pierce.
- Saint Mildred was a medieval abbess.
- Two syllables with a strong, vintage sound: MIL-dred.
- The meaning gentle strength is paradoxically powerful.
- Fahrenheit 451's Mildred carries literary depth.
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The vibe of Mildred
gentle strengthOld EnglishmildeCrawfordOscarfilm noirSaint MildredFahrenheit 451
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Origin & history of Mildred
Old English milde (gentle) + þryþ (strength)
→ Mildred
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Old English roots
Mildred means gentle strength. Joan Crawford won the Oscar for Mildred Pierce. Saint Mildred was a medieval abbess. Bradbury's Mildred is Fahrenheit 451.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Anglo-Saxon; Mildred Pierce (1945).
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Today
Mildred remains a beloved choice, ranking #2096 in the US. 452,895 babies have been named Mildred since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Mildred?
1920
peak year
Mildred was a name of the Roaring Twenties. Through that decade it averaged #10 nationally — one of the era's most chosen names. In 1920, 18,060 babies were given the name — making it the #6 most popular name in the United States that year. In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2096), with about 93 babies given the name annually. Mildred's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 452,895 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
18,060
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #6)
(ranked #6)
93
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
930
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
452,895
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Mildred2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
Mildred's Life Path 4 is the builder's number — gentle-strength building. People named Mildred tend to be strong, vintage, and gifted at being gentle AND powerful simultaneously.
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Gentle AND powerful✦
Crawford-Oscar◈
Saint-medieval◎
Fahrenheit-warning♡
Paradox-strengthM4
I9
L3
D4
R9
E5
D4
Sum: 38 → Life path 2
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Personality of Mildred🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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