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 2023
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Hampshire#175 · 1 in 616
- Alabama#205 · 1 in 811
- South Carolina#226 · 1 in 888
- Louisiana#229 · 1 in 851
- Mississippi#240 · 1 in 882
Best ever in a state: #103 in Vermont, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #175 | 7 | 1 in 616 |
| Alabama | #205 | 27 | 1 in 811 |
| South Carolina | #226 | 23 | 1 in 888 |
| Louisiana | #229 | 24 | 1 in 851 |
| Mississippi | #240 | 13 | 1 in 882 |
| Utah | #273 | 17 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Georgia | #299 | 39 | 1 in 1,292 |
| Missouri | #321 | 20 | 1 in 1,342 |
| Tennessee | #328 | 26 | 1 in 1,374 |
| North Carolina | #329 | 35 | 1 in 1,449 |
| Arkansas | #360 | 9 | 1 in 1,396 |
| Kentucky | #363 | 13 | 1 in 1,524 |
| Kansas | #378 | 9 | 1 in 1,508 |
| Indiana | #394 | 18 | 1 in 1,756 |
| Colorado | #401 | 14 | 1 in 1,772 |
| Massachusetts | #463 | 10 | 1 in 2,730 |
| Washington | #469 | 15 | 1 in 2,110 |
| Connecticut | #488 | 5 | 1 in 2,647 |
| Ohio | #517 | 19 | 1 in 2,762 |
| Michigan | #548 | 14 | 1 in 2,869 |
| Oklahoma | #566 | 7 | 1 in 2,501 |
| Wisconsin | #570 | 8 | 1 in 2,943 |
| Illinois | #609 | 15 | 1 in 3,344 |
| Minnesota | #653 | 7 | 1 in 3,429 |
| Texas | #663 | 45 | 1 in 3,942 |
| Virginia | #667 | 10 | 1 in 3,725 |
| Maryland | #699 | 6 | 1 in 3,872 |
| Pennsylvania | #730 | 11 | 1 in 4,729 |
| Florida | #789 | 18 | 1 in 5,235 |
| New Jersey | #828 | 7 | 1 in 5,767 |
| California | #858 | 28 | 1 in 6,424 |
| New York | #1,211 | 9 | 1 in 9,530 |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 2023
Top girls' names in 2023
Top boys' names in 2023
More about 2023
girls
1,604,582 girls got a published name in 2023; 1 in 5,261 of them was named Miller, which outranked 95.0% of the 17,615 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,710,576 boys got a published name in 2023; 1 in 3,060 of them was named Miller, which outranked 96.3% of the 14,215 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.