Unisex name · since 1880

Miller

11,172 babies named Miller in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#1,129 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#369 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
11,172
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Miller is the #369 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 11,172 recorded since 1880.

Miller has 11,172 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #369 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #1,129 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #369 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 11,172 born since 1880
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miller ranks #1,129 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #369 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,172 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.

#1,129 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#369 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
11,172
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%97.3%
Miller vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Miller's 11,172 recorded births place it above 97.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

43 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Miller compares

11,172 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Miller's all-time total is 30x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Miller Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 11,172 369 358,536
Peak-year births 864 34 22,252

Miller's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Miller splits its recorded history at 1953: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1884 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 864 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Miller popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2025)
864
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
02004006008001,000 188018991918193719561975199420132025 864

Miller popularity over time - girls

2,763 total births recorded since 1915 (Miller as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 2,763 births
0200400600 191519241941199520022009201620232025 528

Miller by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (3,448 births, 31% of the file).

2020s was Miller's strongest decade.

3,448 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Miller births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,448 births (31% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Miller compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Miller's total volume

Miller vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -138, 2.1%-69, 17.2%-67, 6.2%-113, 5.7%-146, 5.6%-31, 14.1%-76, 3.2%-62, 4.9%-69, 4.4%-146, 1.9%-120, 7.1%-146, 2.8%-122, 2%-114, 1.7%-53, 6.4%Miller-146, 7.7%Miller
Miller vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Miller by state

Where Miller concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Miller
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
853 7.6%
#2 Georgia
709 6.3%
#3 California
523 4.7%
#4 North Carolina
496 4.4%
#5 Tennessee
429 3.8%
#6 Alabama
424 3.8%
#7 South Carolina
303 2.7%
#8 Florida
255 2.3%
Texas share of Miller's total US births 7.6%
Even split

853 of 11,172 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Miller appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Miller? ▼
11,172 babies have been named Miller since 1880. All-time, it sits at #1,129 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #369 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 864 births.
Where does Miller sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miller ranks #1,129 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #369 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Miller most popular? ▼
Miller was most popular in the 2020s decade with 3,448 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Miller most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Miller are Texas (853 births), Georgia (709 births), California (523 births).
Is Miller a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Miller is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 11,172 births, and as a girl's name it has 2,763 births.
How long has the name Miller been used? ▼
Records for Miller go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Miller? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Miles, Milton, Milo, Milan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Miller's data

  • Texas records the most Millers (853 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Miller

Nearby Names Like Miller

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Miller

Miles Boy
#44 122,868 births
Milton Boy
#1436 117,936 births
Milo Boy
#119 43,847 births
Milan Boy
#242 18,608 births
Millard Boy
#7679 16,743 births

Compare Miller side by side: Miller vs Miles Miller vs Milton Miller vs Milo

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Miller

Andre #368
130,656 births · Peak 1970
Marco #370
76,578 births · Peak 2005
Kyaire #367
2,540 births · Peak 2025
Manuel #371
191,584 births · Peak 2005
Erick #366
79,463 births · Peak 2007
Matthias #372
13,676 births · Peak 2025
Onyx #365
6,849 births · Peak 2023
Grady #373
52,474 births · Peak 2008

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Miller: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Miller draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.