Given name & surname
Milard
“the guardian of the mill”
Milard is a variant of Millard. One English interpretation is “the guardian of the mill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Milard is a variant of Millard. One English interpretation is “the guardian of the mill.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Milard is a variant of Millard. An origin associated with Millard is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Milard through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1922. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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