Miller

What Miller means

From a surname for “a miller”

(countable) An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a miller.

Source: Wiktionary, “Miller” (revision 94541682), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Miller?

US: Rising: up from #828 in 2015. England & Wales: Steady: #476 in 2015, #507 now.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 864 boys got the name (#369 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 1,977 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 3,578 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 677 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in ND (1.79 per 1,000 boys), AL (1.49 per 1,000 boys), LA (1.46 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Miller is #369 in the US and #507 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 62.1% of US babies named Miller were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

If you like Miller

Boys

• Sutton#332“south + town”^*
• Tatum#202Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #585 in 2015, #202 in 2025
• Hayes#162“brushwood”^*
• Bodie#275Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #958 in 2015, #275 in 2025
• Fletcher#545“arrow-maker”^*
• Archer#98Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #289 in 2015, #98 in 2025

For a sister

• Quincy#814Editor’s note Used for both: 44% of US babies named Quincy in 2025 were girls
• Emery#74Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #74 vs #1,197 in 2025
• Ellis#682“benevolent, kind”^*
• Parker#106From a surname for “a gamekeeper”^*
• Sutton#181“south + town”^*
• Oakley#156“oak + woodland clearing, glade”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under From a surname, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Miller’s. Rank is US 2025.