Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Mills

Meaning From mills, in reference to mill owners and mill workers Gender Unisex · 12% girls Rank 2025 #2,783 Trend ↑ Rising 53%

From mills, in reference to mill owners and mill workers.

Rank 2025
#2,783
among boys · ↑160 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
61
named Mills · +5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 37,132
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
61 babies
All-time total
1,045
#5,425 all-time among boys
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Mills popularity over time

1,045 babies have been named Mills since 1882, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 20 20 2 – #738
1890s – 5 5 1 -75% #1,214
1900s – 6 6 1 +20% #1,266
1910s – 80 80 8 +1233% #1,769
1920s – 103 103 10 +29% #2,162
1930s – 65 65 7 -37% #1,966
1940s – 66 66 7 +2% #2,507
1950s – 39 39 4 -41% #2,948
1960s – 5 5 1 -87% #4,803
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – 24 24 2 – #3,865
1990s – 34 34 3 +42% #6,911
2000s – 87 87 9 +156% #5,228
2010s 44 173 217 22 +149% #3,675
2020s (to 2025) 82 212 294 49 +126% #2,783

Where Mills is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 49 0.03 outside top 500
2027 52 0.03 outside top 500
2028 55 0.03 outside top 500
2029 57 0.03 outside top 500
2030 59 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Mills

Mills is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,783 in 2025 with 46 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 1,045 American babies have been named Mills, about 88% boys and 12% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 61 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mills stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mills?

The median living Mills is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 20. An estimated 700 people named Mills are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mills year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 15 #7,382 46 #2,783
2024 15 #7,484 43 #2,943
2023 19 #6,332 34 #3,461
2022 21 #5,911 24 #4,394
2021 6 #14,693 36 #3,279
2020 6 #14,553 29 #3,701
2019 8 #12,084 23 #4,430
2018 11 #9,617 30 #3,675
2017 5 #17,609 24 #4,297
2016 – – 22 #4,577
2015 9 #11,557 15 #5,906
2014 6 #15,911 10 #7,945
2013 5 #18,408 14 #6,137
2012 – – 20 #4,807
2011 – – 7 #10,397
2010 – – 8 #9,380
2009 – – 10 #8,104
2008 – – 9 #8,781
2007 – – 8 #9,463
2006 – – 10 #7,818
2005 – – 5 #12,715
2004 – – 8 #8,666
2003 – – 5 #12,127
2002 – – 9 #7,447
2001 – – 9 #7,314
2000 – – 14 #5,228
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – 8 #2,948
1945 – – 8 #2,694
1940 – – 7 #3,040
1935 – – 10 #2,488
1930 – – 5 #4,366
1925 – – 12 #2,545
1920 – – 14 #2,302
1915 – – 7 #3,280
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – 6 #1,266
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – 6 #900
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mills, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mills?

The median living Mills is about 7 years old. Half of all living Millss are between 3 and 20 years old.

How many people named Mills are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Mills are alive in the United States, based on 1,045 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Mills mean?

From mills, in reference to mill owners and mill workers.

How popular is the name Mills in 2025?

Mills ranked #2,783 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 46 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mills?

1,045 babies have been named Mills in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mills most popular?

Mills peaked in 2025, when 61 newborns received the name.

Is Mills a boy or girl name?

Mills is used for both: about 12% of babies named Mills have been girls and 88% boys.

Is the name Mills rising or falling?

Mills is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mills become more popular?

Mills is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 59 boys named Mills in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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