Mills
Boy name · #2769 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 46 baby boys were named Mills, placing it at #2769 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #5746, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 39,130 boys born in 2025 was named Mills.
The 143-year story
Mills first appears in the Social Security records in 1882, when 8 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 46 babies and a rank of #2765. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Mills per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Mills in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Mills is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Mills will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Mills is most common
State-level data for Mills is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Mills
Statistically, parents drawn to Mills tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Myers, Marvens, Mendy, Miklo, and Luccas.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Mills | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #2765 |
| 2024 | 43 | #2915 |
| 2023 | 34 | #3416 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4303 |
| 2021 | 36 | #3242 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3653 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4337 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3607 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4224 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4470 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5746 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7562 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5923 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4686 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9600 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8803 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7692 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8324 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8915 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7427 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11472 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8143 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10894 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7055 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6935 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mills a popular boy name?
Mills ranked #2769 among boys in 2025 with 46 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5746.
When was the name Mills most popular?
Mills peaked in 2025, when 46 American boys received the name (ranked #2765 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Mills?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 39,130 newborn American boys was named Mills. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.