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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1882

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 81 recorded years as a table

Mills, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1882	70
1885	56
1886	54
1896	42
1900	40
1912	14
1913	21
1914	17
1915	8
1916	15
1917	12
1918	11
1919	10
1920	13
1921	5
1922	13
1923	7
1924	11
1925	11
1926	5
1927	6
1928	10
1929	13
1930	5
1931	5
1932	7
1933	8
1935	10
1936	9
1937	13
1938	6
1940	6
1941	6
1942	4
1943	7
1944	7
1945	6
1946	4
1947	3
1948	4
1950	4
1951	3
1952	4
1954	2
1958	2
1959	4
1969	3
1982	6
1986	3
1989	4
1992	3
1996	4
1997	4
1998	3
1999	4
2000	7
2001	5
2002	5
2003	3
2004	4
2005	3
2006	5
2007	4
2008	4
2009	5
2010	4
2011	4
2012	11
2013	7
2014	5
2015	8
2016	12
2017	13
2018	17
2019	13
2020	17
2021	21
2022	14
2023	20
2024	25
2025	27

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Mills isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 46
Rank in 2025: #2,765
How rare: 1 in 37,132 boys
Since 1882: 919

Most popular in 1882, at 70 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 244% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.