unisex name
Mills
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,045
Mills is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 12% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 61 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 54,351 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1882.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Mills over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 20 |
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 80 |
| 1920s | 103 |
| 1930s | 65 |
| 1940s | 66 |
| 1950s | 39 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1980s | 24 |
| 1990s | 34 |
| 2000s | 87 |
| 2010s | 217 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 294 |
How popular is Mills?
In 2025, Mills was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mills
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mills also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mills over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mills
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mills — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mills
How popular is the name Mills?
In 2025, Mills was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Mills a girl's or a boy's name?
Mills is used for both girls and boys. About 12% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Mills?
Mills has 1 syllable.
When was Mills most popular?
Mills peaked in 2025, when 61 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mills a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mills currently ranks #2,788 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.