How Many People Are Named Mills?
An estimated 675 people in the United States have the first name Mills. It is used for both genders, with 88.7% male. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Mills peaked in popularity in 2024 with 58 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mills as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mills paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
675
About 1 in 507,784 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
88.7% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2024
58 births
Total Registered
984
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mills
Mills is predominantly male (88.7%), though 111 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Mills as a male name
Ranked #2,929 in 2024
43 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (43 births)
Mills as a female name
Ranked #7,455 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (21 births)
Mills: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mills span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 233 babies were registered. Mills remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Mills by Decade
How has Mills tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mills by State
Birth registrations for Mills span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in South Carolina, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina. On average, about 14 Millss were registered per state.
Mills + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mills as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mills
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mills: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mills?
We estimate approximately 675 people named Mills are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 507,784 Americans share this first name.
Is Mills a common name?
Mills is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 984 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mills most popular?
Mills reached peak popularity in 2024, when 58 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mills is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mills a male name?
Mills is predominantly male. 88.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mills Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mills Smith, Mills Johnson, Mills Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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