Miller
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MIL-er
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #424 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #369 for boys
Big in Scotland
Miller is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “grinder of grain”. In 2025 it ranked 424th for boys in the UK (105 babies) and 369th for boys in the US (864 babies).
What does Miller mean?
English: English occupational surname
“grinder of grain”
From the English surname for someone who ran a corn mill.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Miller a girl's or a boy's name?
Miller is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 105 boys in the UK and 528 girls and 864 boys in the US.
How popular is Miller in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #424among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 105about 1 in 2,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 105 boys in the UK were named Miller, making it the 424th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 481st. Its busiest year was 2018, with 127 boys. 7 girls were also named Miller in 2025 (3,409th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Miller in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 507th in England and Wales and 152nd in Scotland.
Miller in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 105 | #424 |
| 2024 | 102 | #438 |
| 2023 | 88 | #505 |
| 2022 | 106 | #434 |
| 2021 | 102 | #460 |
| 2020 | 90 | #481 |
| 2019 | 123 | #397 |
| 2018 | 127 | #385 |
| 2017 | 112 | #431 |
| 2016 | 110 | #427 |
| 2015 | 99 | #459 |
| 2014 | 89 | #498 |
| 2013 | 84 | #510 |
| 2012 | 84 | #505 |
| 2011 | 64 | #597 |
| 2010 | 61 | #614 |
| 2009 | 56 | #643 |
| 2008 | 66 | #563 |
| 2007 | 78 | #485 |
| 2006 | 43 | #695 |
| 2005 | 51 | #576 |
| 2004 | 24 | #954 |
| 2003 | 2 | #4,575 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Miller in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #369among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 864about 1 in 2,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 131% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 864 boys in the US were named Miller, making it the 369th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 698th. 528 girls were also named Miller in 2025 (571st for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Miller of any year since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the boys named Miller in the US since 1880 were born between 1957 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 8% of the babies named Miller in the US in 1915, and 38% in 2025.
Miller in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 864 | #369 |
| 2024 | 723 | #438 |
| 2023 | 559 | #528 |
| 2022 | 468 | #602 |
| 2021 | 469 | #593 |
| 2020 | 365 | #698 |
| 2019 | 311 | #764 |
| 2018 | 253 | #867 |
| 2017 | 260 | #848 |
| 2016 | 264 | #849 |
| 2015 | 272 | #828 |
| 2014 | 249 | #873 |
| 2013 | 213 | #937 |
| 2012 | 180 | #1,057 |
| 2011 | 217 | #924 |
| 2010 | 188 | #1,031 |
| 2009 | 179 | #1,055 |
| 2008 | 181 | #1,046 |
| 2007 | 166 | #1,098 |
| 2006 | 153 | #1,127 |
| 2005 | 112 | #1,342 |
| 2004 | 89 | #1,500 |
| 2003 | 88 | #1,476 |
| 2002 | 76 | #1,593 |
| 2001 | 69 | #1,673 |
| 2000 | 83 | #1,475 |
| 1999 | 77 | #1,474 |
| 1998 | 67 | #1,571 |
| 1997 | 63 | #1,596 |
| 1996 | 63 | #1,571 |
| 1995 | 45 | #1,882 |
| 1994 | 48 | #1,790 |
| 1993 | 44 | #1,870 |
| 1992 | 33 | #2,248 |
| 1991 | 40 | #1,913 |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,250 |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,539 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,594 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,503 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,363 |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,139 |
| 1982 | 25 | #2,110 |
| 1981 | 25 | #2,085 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,567 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,567 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,270 |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,931 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,204 |
| 1974 | 30 | #1,618 |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,817 |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,871 |
| 1971 | 31 | #1,559 |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,742 |
| 1969 | 23 | #1,727 |
| 1968 | 22 | #1,694 |
| 1967 | 23 | #1,608 |
| 1966 | 31 | #1,372 |
| 1965 | 32 | #1,359 |
| 1964 | 22 | #1,699 |
| 1963 | 32 | #1,374 |
| 1962 | 30 | #1,422 |
| 1961 | 29 | #1,495 |
| 1960 | 25 | #1,618 |
| 1959 | 43 | #1,181 |
| 1958 | 40 | #1,221 |
| 1957 | 35 | #1,317 |
| 1956 | 29 | #1,442 |
| 1955 | 51 | #1,053 |
| 1954 | 42 | #1,150 |
| 1953 | 38 | #1,213 |
| 1952 | 44 | #1,093 |
| 1951 | 46 | #1,051 |
| 1950 | 34 | #1,231 |
| 1949 | 40 | #1,109 |
| 1948 | 35 | #1,216 |
| 1947 | 49 | #1,028 |
| 1946 | 39 | #1,110 |
| 1945 | 38 | #1,038 |
| 1944 | 36 | #1,107 |
| 1943 | 48 | #969 |
| 1942 | 34 | #1,193 |
| 1941 | 35 | #1,108 |
| 1940 | 45 | #952 |
| 1939 | 37 | #1,052 |
| 1938 | 60 | #799 |
| 1937 | 47 | #906 |
| 1936 | 40 | #989 |
| 1935 | 43 | #969 |
| 1934 | 52 | #869 |
| 1933 | 59 | #799 |
| 1932 | 42 | #1,025 |
| 1931 | 62 | #794 |
| 1930 | 63 | #815 |
| 1929 | 52 | #930 |
| 1928 | 52 | #938 |
| 1927 | 60 | #872 |
| 1926 | 63 | #831 |
| 1925 | 81 | #717 |
| 1924 | 82 | #731 |
| 1923 | 82 | #718 |
| 1922 | 84 | #714 |
| 1921 | 86 | #698 |
| 1920 | 84 | #705 |
| 1919 | 76 | #730 |
| 1918 | 62 | #831 |
| 1917 | 61 | #804 |
| 1916 | 54 | #856 |
| 1915 | 68 | #715 |
| 1914 | 70 | #603 |
| 1913 | 46 | #658 |
| 1912 | 41 | #659 |
| 1911 | 27 | #584 |
| 1910 | 21 | #634 |
| 1909 | 15 | #714 |
| 1908 | 19 | #585 |
| 1907 | 17 | #616 |
| 1906 | 14 | #640 |
| 1905 | 9 | #836 |
| 1904 | 12 | #686 |
| 1903 | 16 | #550 |
| 1902 | 12 | #650 |
| 1901 | 12 | #596 |
| 1900 | 14 | #679 |
| 1899 | 11 | #613 |
| 1898 | 7 | #884 |
| 1897 | 11 | #652 |
| 1896 | 9 | #778 |
| 1895 | 10 | #685 |
| 1894 | 9 | #729 |
| 1893 | 12 | #572 |
| 1892 | 10 | #687 |
| 1891 | 7 | #765 |
| 1890 | 12 | #566 |
| 1889 | 17 | #446 |
| 1888 | 12 | #580 |
| 1887 | 6 | #819 |
| 1886 | 12 | #540 |
| 1885 | 8 | #700 |
| 1884 | 6 | #848 |
| 1883 | 7 | #720 |
| 1882 | 16 | #453 |
| 1881 | 11 | #533 |
| 1880 | 7 | #745 |
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Miller: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/miller, updated 20 October 2026.