Donna Mills
There are approximately 269 people named Donna Mills living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,274,180 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Donna with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Mills. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
269
1 in 1,274,180
Named Donna
523K
Alive today
Named Mills
177K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 523K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1959
Average age: 67
Estimated bearers: 177K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #182
Per 100K: 51.51
Top ancestry: White (77.5%)
First name trend
Donna: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Donna. The peak year was 1959 with 36,540 births. The average person named Donna today is 67 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Mills surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Mills, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 77.5%.
- White77.5%
- Black or African American16.8%
- Hispanic or Latino2.3%
- Two or more races2.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Donna has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1526% of the US population, based on 523,137 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Mills appears at a rate of 51.51 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0515%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 269 people with the full name Donna Mills. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Donna
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FAQ
Donna Mills: questions and answers
How many people are named Donna Mills?
We estimate approximately 269 people in the United States share the full name Donna Mills. That works out to about 1 in 1,274,180 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1526%) with the surname frequency (51.51 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Donna Mills?
We classify Donna Mills as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,274,180 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Donna a male or female name?
Donna is predominantly female. Out of 833,769 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Donna profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.