Given name · also Germanic
Millicent
“a woman with great strength and determination”
Millicent is used as a given name. One French interpretation is “a woman with great strength and determination.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “a woman with great strength and determination.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Germanic.
How it developed
From Old French Melisende, from Old High German Amalasuntha.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Millicent through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,825
- 0 boys · 11,825 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 249 babies
- 2025
- 103
- #1,900 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 103 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,900 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 249 in 1927. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,659 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Millicent’s family of names
In English usage, Millicent has a diminutive in Millie. Millicent has a related form in Mellie. Millicent has an affectionate form in Millie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Milliediminutive · English
- Millydiminutive · English
- Mellievariant
- Mellyvariant
- Milicentvariant · English
- Mellicentvariant
- Melicentvariant
- Milicentevariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Millicent
- Millicent FawcettEnglish politician, writer, and activist (1847–1929)
- Millie SmallJamaican singer (1947–2020)
- Millicent SimmondsAmerican actressborn 2003
- Millicent FenwickAmerican politician (1910-1992)
- Millicent MartinBritish actress, singerborn 1934
- Millicent Preston-StanleyAustralian politician and feminist1883–1955
- Milly TannerBritish cyclistborn 1999
- Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of SutherlandBritish duchess, society hostess and social reformer (1867–1955)
- Millicent HearstVaudeville performer, socialite, philanthropist, and owner of Hearst Corporation (1882-1974)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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