Unisex name · since 1998
Million
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 427 babies named Million, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,670 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,345 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 427
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Million is the #4345 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 427 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Million has been recorded 427 times among boys since 1998, currently ranked #4345 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #8,670 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,345 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 427 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Million ranks #8,670 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,345 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 427 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,670 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,345 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 427
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Million's 427 recorded births place it above 80.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Million compares
427 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Million's all-time total is 16% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Million | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 427 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 34 | 22,252 |
Million's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Million's full recorded timeline at 2014, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 68 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Million popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Million popularity over time - girls
86 total births recorded since 2016 (Million as girls' name)
Million by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (244 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Million's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Million births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 71
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s
2020s
244 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 244 births (57% of all-time use).
Million by state
Where Million concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 14 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 13 | 3.0% |
| #4 | California | | 10 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 5 | 1.2% |
21 of 427 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Million's data
- Texas records the most Millions (21 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Million: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
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, 1998–2025 (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 Million 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.