Search names
Mills
OriginEnglish
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girls#7382
2025 SSA
US rank · boys#2783
2025 SSA
About Mills
Mills was given to about 2 dozen baby boys and 2 dozen baby girls in 2022, following trendy Miller as well as other names ending in -s, such as Brooks and Rhodes.
Mills for boys#2783 US
Feels akin to Brooks and Rivers, two other boys' names that double as plural nouns. It's been used as a first name for centuries, including by a two time governor of Virginia.
Pronounced MILZ.
As of October 2026, Mills ranked #7382 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5907 in 2022.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,576 | 22 | 11.6 |
| 2017 | #4,295 | 24 | 13 |
| 2018 | #3,674 | 30 | 16.5 |
| 2019 | #4,429 | 23 | 12.8 |
| 2020 | #3,700 | 29 | 16.8 |
| 2021 | #3,278 | 36 | 20.6 |
| 2022 | #4,390 | 24 | 13.7 |
| 2023 | #3,458 | 34 | 19.9 |
| 2024 | #2,929 | 43 | 25 |
| 2025 | #2,783 | 46 | 26.9 |
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Mills.
Mills on lists
Famous Millss
- T. Mills (born Travis Tatum Mills)Boy
American rapper
- T. Mills KellyBoy
American professor involved in several Internet hoaxes
- Edward Mills PurcellBoy
winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics
Mills in pop culture
- Mills CollegeBoy
women's school in San Francisco
Save Mills
Save as girl name
Save as boy name