The first name Millard
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
A male given name transferred from the surname.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Millard at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 10 boys born in the United States were named Millard, the 8,035th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1922, when 478 were.
16,776
babies named Millard since 1880
#8,035
rank in 2025
1922
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Millerd
Famous people named Millard
8 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Millard MitchellAmerican actor (1903-1953)
- Millard HamptonAthletics competitor, sprinter, born 1956
- Millard TydingsAmerican politician (1890–1961)
- Millard F. CaldwellAmerican politician (1897-1984)
- Millard WebbAmerican film director (1893-1935)
- Millard MeissAmerican art historian (1904–1975)
- Millard DrexlerAmerican business manager, born 1944
- Lloyd BentsenAmerican politician (1921–2006)
Questions
- Is Millard a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 16,776 US babies named Millard since 1880 were boys.
- When was Millard most popular?
- 1922 in the United States, when 478 babies were named Millard, its highest rank at 259th.
- What are other spellings of Millard?
- Millerd.
- Is Millard also a surname?
- Yes. Millard is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.