Mildred
Mildred is a female given name: 100% of people named Mildred are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain, Belgium
- US births since 1880
- 1,583 male / 450,608 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Mildred
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mildred," in English, "Guten Tag Mildred," in German. Mildred is a female given name: about 100% of people named Mildred are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Mildred,
German
Guten Tag Mildred,
French
Bonjour Mildred,
Spanish
Estimado/a Mildred:
Chinese
Mildred您好：
Japanese
Mildred様
English
Hi Mildred,
German
Hi Mildred,
French
Salut Mildred,
Spanish
Hola Mildred,
Chinese
Mildred你好：
Japanese
Mildredさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
1,583 male · 450,608 female · 452,191 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mildred a male or female name?
Mildred is a female given name: 100% of people named Mildred are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
How do I address Mildred in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mildred," in English, "Guten Tag Mildred," in German. Mildred is a female given name: about 100% of people named Mildred are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Mildred a unisex name?
Mildred is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Mildred are men. Mildred leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Mildred a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mildred (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_mildred,
title = {Is Mildred a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mildred},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}