Milly

Meaning and origin of Milly

Popularity of Milly in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2024.
• Over recent years, Milly has been stable (+3.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Milly every 96 schools, all spellings combined.

Milly in English-speaking countries

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  437^th girls’ name19 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,210

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  561^st girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,884

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  682^nd girls’ name163 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,711−2.7% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,787^th girls’ name335 babies in 3 years1 girl in 14,424+2% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,699^th girls’ name8 babies in 3 years1 girl in 19,312

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Mily (in French)35

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Milly

• Daisy
• Maggie
• Olive
• Hailie
• Blue
• Blessing
• Millie
• Lizzy
• Scarlett
• Eda
• Sandra
• Maylee