Baby Name Popularity Profile

Miller

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Miller.

✦ One who grinds grain 🌍 English Traditional
National Rank (2025) #571
All-Time Peak Rank #571 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 2,763 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 72.7% Boy / 27.3% Girl Leans Male
Boy Rank (2025) #369 ↗ as a Boy name
First Recorded 1915 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 528 births in 2025
💡 The Miller Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning One who grinds grain
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from the Old English word 'mylenere' or Middle English 'millere', referring to a person who operates a mill.
Pronunciation: MIL-er
Themes & Categories
Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Miller across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +277.1%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +643.7%
2015: 71 births 71 2016: 80 births 2017: 84 births 2018: 98 births 2019: 101 births 2020: 140 births 140 2021: 165 births 2022: 212 births 2023: 305 births 2024: 372 births 2025: 528 births 528
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 528 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 31 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 20
1920s: 32
1930s: 31
1940s: 17
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 6
1990s: 87
2000s: 183
2010s: 665
2020s: 1,722

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Mill-er
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with M, a letter used by only 7.6% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State South Carolina
Top States South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama
States with Data 35
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
South Carolina #225 118 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #276 150 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #253 197 2025 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #256 191 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #175 100 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #427 70 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #301 25 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #577 221 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #428 33 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #378 40 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #336 41 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #555 21 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #472 26 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1040 62 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #720 27 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #411 34 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 16 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #604 33 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #563 12 2025 Insufficient historical volume
California #1304 95 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #554 23 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #642 17 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #613 42 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #697 41 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #316 11 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #628 31 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #380 6 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #441 7 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1213 40 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #701 7 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #1009 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #682 7 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #1340 6 2025 Insufficient historical volume

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