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Millie vs Wilma

Millie and Wilmacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Millie was ranked #27 and Wilma #2771 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2025, Millie was ranked #149 and Wilma #117 among girls in Norway.

Millie and Wilma over time

Millie and Wilma appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Millie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Wilma in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Millie #18 in 2022, Wilma #2488 in 2022.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 20012024

    Millie held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Wilma in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Millie #18 in 2022, Wilma #2488 in 2022.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Millie #27, Wilma #2771.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Millie, Wilma
FieldMillieWilma
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA diminutive of longer names like Mildred and Millicent, connecting to the broader family of names with the 'mil' element (including Camilla and Aemilia).Not yet recorded
OriginGermanic/Latin, diminutive formNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈmɪl.i/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #36 (2025)Norway · Girls #117 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Millie has a recorded origin (Germanic/Latin, diminutive form); Wilma does not have one recorded yet.
  • Millie and Wilma both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Millie; Wilma doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Millie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #140 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #40 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Wilma

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #523 among girls in Norway in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1998–2025

    Highest recorded position: #109 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1998–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #117 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls