Miller
#571 for girls in 2025, 528 births · #369 for boys in 2025, 864 births
Given to boys 80.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 864 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 11,172since 1880
Miller over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #571 | 528 | #369 | 864 |
| 2024 | #756 | 372 | #438 | 723 |
| 2023 | #881 | 305 | #528 | 559 |
| 2022 | #1,145 | 212 | #602 | 468 |
| 2021 | #1,343 | 165 | #593 | 469 |
| 2020 | #1,518 | 140 | #698 | 365 |
| 2019 | #1,941 | 101 | #764 | 311 |
| 2018 | #1,997 | 98 | #867 | 253 |
| 2017 | #2,236 | 84 | #848 | 260 |
| 2016 | #2,343 | 80 | #849 | 264 |
| 2015 | #2,524 | 71 | #828 | 272 |
| 2014 | #3,080 | 54 | #873 | 249 |
| 2013 | #2,973 | 56 | #937 | 213 |
| 2012 | #3,314 | 49 | #1,057 | 180 |
| 2011 | #3,916 | 38 | #924 | 217 |
| 2010 | #4,306 | 34 | #1,031 | 188 |
| 2009 | #7,679 | 16 | #1,055 | 179 |
| 2008 | #3,859 | 41 | #1,046 | 181 |
| 2007 | #7,092 | 18 | #1,098 | 166 |
| 2006 | #5,906 | 22 | #1,127 | 153 |
| 2005 | #7,500 | 15 | #1,343 | 112 |
| 2004 | #5,744 | 21 | #1,502 | 89 |
| 2003 | #6,885 | 16 | #1,478 | 88 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | #1,596 | 76 |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | #1,677 | 69 |
| 2000 | #7,158 | 14 | #1,479 | 83 |
| 1999 | #6,484 | 15 | #1,477 | 77 |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #1,574 | 67 |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #1,599 | 63 |
| 1996 | #6,392 | 14 | #1,574 | 63 |
| 1995 | #9,553 | 8 | #1,887 | 45 |
| 1994 | — | #1,795 | 48 | |
| 1993 | #5,419 | 17 | #1,875 | 44 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #2,253 | 33 |
| 1991 | — | #1,919 | 40 | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #2,255 | 31 |
| 1989 | — | #2,545 | 25 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,599 | 22 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #3,072 | 16 |
| 1986 | — | #2,891 | 17 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,504 | 20 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,364 | 21 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,140 | 24 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,111 | 25 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,086 | 25 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,965 | 15 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,568 | 18 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,568 | 17 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,270 | 20 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,932 | 25 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,205 | 20 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,618 | 30 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,817 | 24 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,871 | 23 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,560 | 31 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,743 | 25 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,728 | 23 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,695 | 22 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,609 | 23 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,373 | 31 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,360 | 32 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,700 | 22 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,375 | 32 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,423 | 30 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,496 | 29 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,619 | 25 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,182 | 43 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,222 | 40 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,318 | 35 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,443 | 29 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,054 | 51 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,151 | 42 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,214 | 38 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,094 | 44 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,052 | 46 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,232 | 34 | |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #1,110 | 40 |
| 1948 | — | #1,217 | 35 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,029 | 49 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,111 | 39 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,039 | 38 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,107 | 36 | |
| 1943 | — | #969 | 48 | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #1,193 | 34 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #1,108 | 35 |
| 1940 | — | #952 | 45 | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #1,052 | 37 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #799 | 60 |
| 1937 | — | #906 | 47 | |
| 1936 | — | #989 | 40 | |
| 1935 | — | #969 | 43 | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #869 | 52 |
| 1933 | — | #799 | 59 | |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 | #1,025 | 42 |
| 1931 | — | #794 | 62 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #815 | 63 |
| 1929 | — | #930 | 52 | |
| 1928 | — | #938 | 52 | |
| 1927 | — | #872 | 60 | |
| 1926 | — | #831 | 63 | |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #717 | 81 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #731 | 82 |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #718 | 82 |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #714 | 84 |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #698 | 86 |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #705 | 84 |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | #730 | 76 |
| 1918 | — | #831 | 62 | |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #804 | 61 |
| 1916 | — | #856 | 54 | |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #715 | 68 |
| 1914 | — | #603 | 70 | |
| 1913 | — | #658 | 46 | |
| 1912 | — | #659 | 41 | |
| 1911 | — | #584 | 27 | |
| 1910 | — | #634 | 21 | |
| 1909 | — | #714 | 15 | |
| 1908 | — | #585 | 19 | |
| 1907 | — | #616 | 17 | |
| 1906 | — | #640 | 14 | |
| 1905 | — | #836 | 9 | |
| 1904 | — | #686 | 12 | |
| 1903 | — | #550 | 16 | |
| 1902 | — | #651 | 12 | |
| 1901 | — | #596 | 12 | |
| 1900 | — | #680 | 14 | |
| 1899 | — | #613 | 11 | |
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | #652 | 11 | |
| 1896 | — | #778 | 9 | |
| 1895 | — | #685 | 10 | |
| 1894 | — | #730 | 9 | |
| 1893 | — | #572 | 12 | |
| 1892 | — | #688 | 10 | |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | #566 | 12 | |
| 1889 | — | #446 | 17 | |
| 1888 | — | #580 | 12 | |
| 1887 | — | #819 | 6 | |
| 1886 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1885 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | #453 | 16 | |
| 1881 | — | #533 | 11 | |
| 1880 | — | #745 | 7 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Miller was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1885, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.
Where Miller is popular in 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Mississippi#302 · 1 in 1,344
- Kentucky#390 · 1 in 1,983
- Alabama#418 · 1 in 2,100
- Tennessee#428 · 1 in 2,263
- Georgia#437 · 1 in 2,444
Best ever in a state: #103 in Vermont, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #302 | 10 | 1 in 1,344 |
| Kentucky | #390 | 11 | 1 in 1,983 |
| Alabama | #418 | 11 | 1 in 2,100 |
| Tennessee | #428 | 16 | 1 in 2,263 |
| Georgia | #437 | 22 | 1 in 2,444 |
| Arkansas | #441 | 7 | 1 in 2,053 |
| North Carolina | #477 | 19 | 1 in 2,735 |
| Maryland | #554 | 8 | 1 in 3,445 |
| Missouri | #580 | 9 | 1 in 3,512 |
| Utah | #680 | 5 | 1 in 4,195 |
| Minnesota | #707 | 6 | 1 in 4,666 |
| Oklahoma | #708 | 5 | 1 in 4,054 |
| Texas | #746 | 32 | 1 in 5,788 |
| Colorado | #771 | 5 | 1 in 5,512 |
| Louisiana | #809 | 5 | 1 in 4,912 |
| Pennsylvania | #932 | 7 | 1 in 8,461 |
| Washington | #955 | 5 | 1 in 7,407 |
| Florida | #1,029 | 11 | 1 in 8,903 |
| California | #1,094 | 19 | 1 in 11,773 |
| New York | #1,314 | 8 | 1 in 12,500 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Miller
- 69 spots since 2024 (#438 → #369)
- 329 spots since 2020 (#698 → #369)
- 459 spots since 2015 (#828 → #369)
- Biggest jump: 272 spots in 1899 (#885 → #613)
- Biggest drop: 279 spots in 1887 (#540 → #819)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #369 (864 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 74 yrs · run 1880–1931
- Highest: 1 in 1,977 boys born in 2025 were named Miller (0.05%)
- 30.9% of all boys named Miller (3,448) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 102 | #446 (1889) | #638 |
| 1890s | 98 | #566 (1890) | #694 |
| 1900s | 140 | #550 (1903) | #655 |
| 1910s | 526 | #584 (1911) | #707 |
| 1920s | 726 | #698 (1921) | #785 |
| 1930s | 505 | #794 (1931) | #902 |
| 1940s | 399 | #952 (1940) | #1,084 |
| 1950s | 402 | #1,052 (1951) | #1,196 |
| 1960s | 269 | #1,360 (1965) | #1,538 |
| 1970s | 233 | #1,560 (1971) | #2,015 |
| 1980s | 210 | #2,086 (1981) | #2,528 |
| 1990s | 511 | #1,477 (1999) | #1,821 |
| 2000s | 1,196 | #1,046 (2008) | #1,340 |
| 2010s | 2,407 | #764 (2019) | #898 |
| 2020s | 3,448 | #369 (2025) | #538 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Miller in 2016
Top girls' names in 2016
Top boys' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 22,150 of them was named Miller, which outranked 87.6% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,321Odessa81
- #2,321Prudence81
- #2,321Ziyah81
- #2,343Miller80
- #2,343Aavya80
- #2,343Aizah80
- #2,343Ayra80
- #2,366Bethel79
- #2,366Brigid79
- #2,366Brylie79
Tied with 22 names at #2,343; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 7,188 of them was named Miller, which outranked 94.0% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #845Darian266
- #847Maxim265
- #847Shepherd265
- #849Miller264
- #849Cristiano264
- #849Hugh264
- #849Javion264
- #855Blaze263
- #855Bridger263
- #855Darwin263
Tied with 5 names at #849; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.