Unisex name · since 1882

Mills

Mills has 919 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#5,427 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,769 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
919
born since 1882
2020s
peak decade

919 babies have been named Mills since 1882, making it today's #2769 unisex name.

Social Security Administration records show Mills recorded 919 times among boys since 1882, holding rank #2769 nationally today, ahead of 80% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.

  • #5,427 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,769 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 919 born since 1882
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mills ranks #5,427 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,769 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 919 born since 1882, peaking in the 2020s.

#5,427 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,769 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
919
born since 1882
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%80.1%
Mills vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Mills's 919 recorded births place it above 88.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.

How Mills compares

919 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Mills's all-time total is 149% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mills Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 919 369 358,536
Peak-year births 46 34 22,252

Mills's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mills's full recorded timeline at 1950, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Mills popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
46
Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
01020304050 188219181929194219582000201120222025 46

Mills popularity over time - girls

126 total births recorded since 2013 (Mills as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 126 births
0510152025 201320142015201720182019202020212022202320242025 15

Mills by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (212 births, 23% of the file).

2020s was Mills's strongest decade.

212 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.

Mills births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 212 births (23% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Mills compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mills's total volume

Mills vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -18, 27.7%-42, 7.6%-51, 5.3%-130, 6.6%-112, 9.6%-49, 5.3%-109, 3.1%-51, 7.1%-109, 5.7%-56, 4.1%-48, 4.9%-55, 3.9%-53, 7.5%-67, 4.4%-91, 5.4%Mills-144, 5%Mills
Mills vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Mills by state

Where Mills concentrates geographically, total births since 1882

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Mills
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
25 2.7%
#2 South Carolina
21 2.3%
#3 Texas
13 1.4%
#4 Alabama
12 1.3%
#5 North Carolina
10 1.1%
Georgia share of Mills's total US births 2.7%
Even split

25 of 919 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mills? ▼
Mills has been given to 919 babies in the U.S. since 1882, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #5,427 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #2,769 of 13,930. 46 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
Where does Mills sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mills ranks #5,427 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,769 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mills most popular? ▼
Mills was most popular in the 2020s decade with 212 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Mills most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Mills are Georgia (25 births), South Carolina (21 births), Texas (13 births).
Is Mills a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Mills is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 919 births, and as a girl's name it has 126 births.
How long has the name Mills been used? ▼
Mills has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 144 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Mills? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Miles, Milton, Milo, Milan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Mills's data

  • Georgia records the most Millss (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Mills

Nearby Names Like Mills

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mills

Miles Boy
#44 122,868 births
Milton Boy
#1436 117,936 births
Milo Boy
#119 43,847 births
Milan Boy
#242 18,608 births
Millard Boy
#7679 16,743 births

Compare Mills side by side: Mills vs Miles Mills vs Milton Mills vs Milo

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Names with a similar popularity rank to Mills

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Arlin #2771
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Dwight #2766
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Adin #2772
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Arch #2765
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Gareth #2773
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mills: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1882–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mills draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.