Nettye Mills
There are approximately 1 people named Nettye Mills living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Nettye with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Mills. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Nettye
2
Alive today
Named Mills
167K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 2
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1903
Average age: 100
Estimated bearers: 167K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #187
Per 100K: 48.66
Top ancestry: White (74.6%)
First name trend
Nettye: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Nettye. The peak year was 1903 with 9 births. The average person named Nettye today is 100 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 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 74.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Mills described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Mills at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White74.6% · 108,457
- Black or African American16.5% · 23,949
- Two or more races4.2% · 6,149
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 4,797
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 1,165
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 931
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Nettye has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0000% of the US population, based on 2 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 48.66 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0487%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Nettye Mills. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Mills
FAQ
Nettye Mills: questions and answers
How many people are named Nettye Mills?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Nettye Mills. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0000%) with the surname frequency (48.66 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Nettye Mills?
We classify Nettye Mills as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Nettye a male or female name?
Nettye is predominantly female. Out of 71 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Nettye 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Nettye Mills?
For a quick modern take, check how many people are called Nettye Mills on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.