The first name Miller
A unisex name.
Pronounced /ˈmɪlɚ/ 2 syllables Unisex Also a surname
Meaning and origin
English surname, capitalization of miller. Doublet of Muller. Also compare Milner, Millward, Müller, Mueller, Mulder, Molenaar, Meunier, Molinaro, Molinero, Molnár, Mlinar, Młynarczyk.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 76 boys were named Miller, making it the 507th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 91 births (#449).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Miller with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Miller at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 864 boys born in the United States were named Miller, the 369th most popular boys’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Miller in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Famous people named Miller
11 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Miller AndersonDiver (1922-1965)
- Dennis Miller BunkerAmerican artist (1861-1890)
- Miller HugginsAmerican baseball player (1878–1929)
- George Miller BeardAmerican neurologist (1839-1883)
- Ernest HemingwayAmerican author and journalist (1899–1961)
- Hampton MorrisAmerican weightlifter, born 2004
- Breckinridge LongAmerican diplomat (1881-1958)
- Lazar HaywardAmerican basketball player (born 1986)
- James M. TunnellAmerican politician (1879-1957)
- Robert HazenAmerican physicist and mineralogist, research scientist at Carnegie Institution for Scienc, born 1948
- David SmithAustralian sportsman (1884-1963)
Questions
- What does the name Miller mean?
- English surname, capitalization of miller. Doublet of Muller. Also compare Milner, Millward, Müller, Mueller, Mulder, Molenaar, Meunier, Molinaro, Molinero, Molnár, Mlinar, Młynarczyk.
- How popular is the name Miller?
- In 2025, 76 boys born in England and Wales were named Miller, ranking 507th. Its peak was 2018, with 91 births.
- Is Miller a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 13,935 US babies named Miller since 1880, 20% were girls and 80% boys.
- When was Miller most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 864 babies were named Miller, its highest rank at 369th.
- How do you pronounce Miller?
- Miller is /ˈmɪlɚ/, 2 syllables.
- Is Miller also a surname?
- Yes. Miller is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.