Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Miller

Gender Unisex · 20% girls Rank 2025 #369 Trend ↑ Rising 140%
Rank 2025
#369
among boys · ↑69 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,392
named Miller · +27% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,977
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,392 babies
All-time total
13,935
#1,129 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Miller popularity over time

13,935 babies have been named Miller since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 102 102 10 – #454
1890s – 98 98 10 -4% #590
1900s – 140 140 14 +43% #565
1910s 20 526 546 55 +290% #594
1920s 32 726 758 76 +39% #703
1930s 31 505 536 54 -29% #799
1940s 17 399 416 42 -22% #964
1950s – 402 402 40 -3% #1,058
1960s – 269 269 27 -33% #1,372
1970s – 233 233 23 -13% #1,586
1980s 6 210 216 22 -7% #2,124
1990s 87 511 598 60 +177% #1,485
2000s 183 1,196 1,379 138 +131% #1,053
2010s 665 2,407 3,072 307 +123% #765
2020s (to 2025) 1,722 3,448 5,170 862 +180% #369

Where Miller is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,003 0.59 #337
2027 1,139 0.67 #298
2028 1,269 0.74 #270
2029 1,390 0.81 #250
2030 1,503 0.88 #235

Where Miller is most popular

Boys named Miller per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.357 per 1,000. Strongest in Alabama, Louisiana, and South Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Miller born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Alabama 159 1.45 +307%
Louisiana 110 1.08 +201%
South Carolina 107 1.04 +190%
Mississippi 55 0.968 +171%
Maine 18 0.928 +160%
Georgia 219 0.865 +142%
Arkansas 53 0.838 +135%
Vermont 5 0.796 +123%
North Carolina 201 0.787 +121%
Tennessee 141 0.781 +119%
Utah 74 0.775 +117%
Kentucky 76 0.757 +112%
Missouri 91 0.657 +84%
Kansas 41 0.598 +67%
Indiana 92 0.574 +61%
Oklahoma 50 0.565 +58%
Connecticut 30 0.443 +24%
Washington 71 0.434 +22%
Michigan 79 0.386 +8%
Minnesota 47 0.383 +7%
Nebraska 16 0.368 ≈ national
Colorado 46 0.356 ≈ national
Wisconsin 42 0.355 ≈ national
North Dakota 6 0.351 ≈ national
Texas 302 0.343 ≈ national
Iowa 23 0.334 -7%
South Dakota 6 0.322 -10%
Idaho 13 0.318 -11%
New Hampshire 7 0.315 -12%
Ohio 82 0.309 -13%
Virginia 58 0.306 -14%
Massachusetts 41 0.298 -16%
Illinois 72 0.282 -21%
Arizona 41 0.251 -30%
Oregon 17 0.224 -37%
Florida 103 0.218 -39%
Maryland 23 0.193 -46%
Pennsylvania 48 0.181 -49%
California 163 0.178 -50%
New York 73 0.169 -53%
New Mexico 5 0.152 -57%
Nevada 5 0.088 -75%
New Jersey 17 0.084 -76%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Montana – – –
Rhode Island – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Miller

Miller is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #369 in 2025 with 864 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 13,935 American babies have been named Miller, about 80% boys and 20% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,392 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Miller stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Miller?

The median living Miller is about 7 years old; half are between 2 and 17. An estimated 11 thousand people named Miller are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Miller year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 528 #571 864 #369
2024 372 #759 723 #438
2023 305 #881 559 #528
2022 212 #1,147 468 #603
2021 165 #1,344 469 #595
2020 140 #1,523 365 #699
2019 101 #1,945 311 #765
2018 98 #2,005 253 #867
2017 84 #2,251 260 #849
2016 80 #2,358 264 #853
2015 71 #2,544 272 #829
2014 54 #3,101 249 #874
2013 56 #2,998 213 #939
2012 49 #3,350 180 #1,058
2011 38 #3,984 217 #925
2010 34 #4,372 188 #1,033
2009 16 #7,954 179 #1,058
2008 41 #3,915 181 #1,053
2007 18 #7,311 166 #1,101
2006 22 #6,065 153 #1,130
2005 15 #7,788 112 #1,350
2004 21 #5,903 89 #1,512
2003 16 #7,102 88 #1,486
2002 11 #9,274 76 #1,603
2001 9 #10,729 69 #1,694
2000 14 #7,443 83 #1,482
1995 8 #10,191 45 #1,905
1990 5 #14,438 31 #2,295
1985 – – 20 #2,567
1980 – – 15 #3,053
1975 – – 20 #2,263
1970 – – 25 #1,778
1965 – – 32 #1,372
1960 – – 25 #1,650
1955 – – 51 #1,058
1950 – – 34 #1,249
1945 – – 38 #1,051
1940 – – 45 #964
1935 – – 43 #978
1930 5 #5,038 63 #821
1925 6 #4,786 81 #721
1920 6 #4,783 84 #709
1915 6 #4,091 68 #723
1910 – – 21 #648
1905 – – 9 #894
1900 – – 14 #691
1895 – – 10 #731
1890 – – 12 #590
1885 – – 8 #743
1880 – – 7 #787

Famous people named Miller

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Miller Bolaños Miller Bolaños Ecuadorian footballer (born 1990) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Miller, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Miller?

The median living Miller is about 7 years old. Half of all living Millers are between 2 and 17 years old.

How many people named Miller are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Miller are alive in the United States, based on 13,935 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Miller in 2025?

Miller ranked #369 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 864 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Miller?

13,935 babies have been named Miller in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Miller most popular?

Miller peaked in 2025, when 1,392 newborns received the name.

Is Miller a boy or girl name?

Miller is used for both: about 20% of babies named Miller have been girls and 80% boys.

Is the name Miller rising or falling?

Miller is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Miller become more popular?

Miller is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,503 boys named Miller in 2030, which would rank around #235. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Miller?

Well-known people named Miller include Miller Bolaños (soccer player).

Names like Miller

Names that sound and feel close to Miller: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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