Miller
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Miller
Miller is an up-and-coming choice in the stylish occupational genre, among the fastest-rising names for both boys and girls in the US in 2023.
Miller for boys#369 US
Miller is also among the most common last names in the US.
Miller was chosen as a baby name by Stella McCartney, Melissa Etheridge, and by Tea Leoni and David Duchovny. There are innumerable Miller namesakes, including writers Arthur and Henry, and entertainers Dennis, Glenn, Jonny Lee, Larry, Mitch, Roger, Steve, and Sienna. And in fiction, there's Henry James's heroine, Daisy Miller.
Miller for girls#571 US
Miller is the third-most common surname in the United States and was one of the fastest-rising first names for both girls and boys in 2023.
Miller rose nearly 300 places on the girls' side to vault into the Top 1000 for the first time, ranking at Number 873 in 2023. The rise for boys is less but the rank is higher, nearly in the Top 500.
Lovable nickname Millie adds to the appeal for a daughter.
Pronounced MIL-er.
As of October 2026, Miller ranked #369 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #324.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #874 | 249 | #3,101 | 54 |
| 2015 | #829 | 272 | #2,544 | 71 |
| 2016 | #853 | 264 | #2,358 | 80 |
| 2017 | #849 | 260 | #2,251 | 84 |
| 2018 | #867 | 253 | #2,005 | 98 |
| 2019 | #765 | 311 | #1,944 | 101 |
| 2020 | #698 | 365 | #1,522 | 140 |
| 2021 | #594 | 469 | #1,340 | 165 |
| 2022 | #602 | 468 | #1,147 | 212 |
| 2023 | #528 | 559 | #881 | 305 |
| 2024 | #438 | 721 | #757 | 372 |
| 2025 | #369 | 864 | #571 | 528 |
World rankings
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Famous Millers
- Miller James HugginsBoy
American baseball player
- Miller Reese HutchinsonBoy
American inventor
- (Stanley) Miller WilliamsBoy
American poet
- Miller Steven Etheridge (b. 2005)Boy
son of singer Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michaels; twin sister Johnnie Rose
- Miller Mack GardnerBoy
son of baseball player Brett Gardner
- Miller Alasdhair James Willis (b. 2005)Boy
son of designer Stella McCartney & Alasdhair Willis
- Miller Dempsey (b. 2011)Boy
son of singer Paul Dempsey of Something For Kate
- Miller William Wolf (b. 2012)Boy
son of American actor Scott Wolf
- Miller Lyte McConaughey (b. 2015)Boy
son of Rooster McConaughey; nephew of actor Matthew McConaughey
- Kyd Miller DuchovnyBoy
son of actors David Duchovny & Tea Leoni
- Oliver Miller BernsenBoy
son of actor Corbin Bernsen
Miller in pop culture
- MillerBoy
Main character in the film "21 & Over"
- Miller McGowanBoy
character in the novel, "Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys"
- Kazuhira MillerBoy
character in video game series "Metal Gear"
- MillerBoy
popular American beer
- Nathan MillerBoy
character in TV's 'The 100'