Given name & surname
Millen
“one who works at a mill”·“one who works at the mill”
Millen is a variant of Miller. Interpretations include “one who works at a mill” (English) and “one who works at the mill” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Millen is a variant of Miller. Interpretations include “one who works at a mill” (English) and “one who works at the mill” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Millen is a variant of Miller. An origin associated with Miller is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Millen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31
- 26 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 196 as a first name in 2020; 3,360 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Millen’s family of names
Millen has a related form in Miller. In Greek usage, Millen as a surname is a transliteration of Μιλλέν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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