Miller

boys’ name · 82%girls’ name · 18%At its peak · modern nameCompare

Miller is ranked 438th among boys in 2024 (721 births). Its best rank was 438th, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #438up 90 from 2023
Births in 2024: 7210.04% of boys
Peak year: 2024721 births
Best rank: #438in 2024
Since 1880: 12,541people given the name

Babies named Miller, by year of birthboysgirls

The story in the numbers

10,306 boys have been named Miller in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 721 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2009, and the 2020s alone account for 25%. It has spent 72 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Miller is used for both sexes: 18% of its bearers are girls (2,235), most of them born around 2024.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Miller
1880s	102
1890s	98
1900s	140
1910s	526
1920s	726
1930s	505
1940s	399
1950s	402
1960s	269
1970s	233
1980s	210
1990s	511
2000s	1,196
2010s	2,407
2020s	2,582

In 2024, its biggest year

Miller was the 438th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Miller

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.