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Miller

As a boy's name, Miller traces back to Middle English, where it is understood to mean "Middle English occupational surname". It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2010s than ever before. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.

Middle EnglishMiddle English occupational surname
Etymology"One who grinds grain"
Births by decade
1900s
140
1910s
546
1920s
759
1930s
536
1940s
416
1950s
402
1960s
269
1970s
232
1980s
215
1990s
597
2000s
1,379
2010s
2,302
Peaked in the 2010s · 7,793 total U.S. births since 1900