Given name & surname

Miller

“one who works at a mill”·“one who works at the mill”

Miller is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who works at a mill” (English) and “one who works at the mill” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Interpretations include “one who works at a mill” (English) and “one who works at the mill” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is English.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

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Miller through the years

Babies since 1880: 13,935; 11,172 boys · 2,763 girls
Most popular year: 2025; 1,392 babies
2025: 1,392; #369 for boys · #571 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20: +139%; Rising fast

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Miller in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1880–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Boys, girls and both

The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 69% boys.

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Five-year rolling share of U.S. births. Blank stretches had too few births to read.

Where it’s given

Most at home inAlabama, Louisiana, South Carolina

FewerMore, relative to births Not published

2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Alabama (58), Louisiana (42), South Carolina (42), North Carolina (95), Georgia (92).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 864 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 369 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 112.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 528 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (98). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,879 as a first name in 2020; 1,129,186 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.

Miller’s family of names

In English usage, Miller as a surname has a nickname in Dusty. In English usage, Miller shares an earlier linguistic root with Muller. Miller has a related form in Mills.

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Around the world

Miller has relatives in 14 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.

Englishwhere Miller comes from · 6 names

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

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Spellings & scripts 3

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Across languages 20

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Miller

Meaning & origin

What it means

Where it comes from

The story

Miller through the years

Boys, girls and both

Where it’s given

By the numbers

Miller’s family of names

Around the world

Nicknames & forms 100

Spellings & scripts 3

Across languages 20

People named Miller

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