Millard is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Millard means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Millard across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Millard has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Millard is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “guardian of the mill”. An English occupational surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 16,776 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Millard per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1922 (485/yr).
Millard has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1922, when it ranked #552 nationally (given to 485 babies that year).
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