How Many People Are Named Mills?
people named Mills are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 476,023 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,045 babies named Mills in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
61 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Mills, 17.5% were girls and 82.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Mills rose from 0% in the 1920s to 27.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Mills alive today is about 16 years old, and 87% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Mills first appears in the records in 1882, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 61 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Mills has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #738, in 1882. In 2025 it ranked #2,782. Among girls, its best rank was #5,908, in 2022.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,782 | #7,380 |
| Best rank | #738 (1882) | #5,908 (2022) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,304 in the 2020s | #7,823 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Mills alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Mills were born in South Carolina than in any other state: about 37 of those alive today.
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