Million

Million was the #4,249 boys' name in the US in 2025 (24 babies).

Million as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Million as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020US
Million as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#4,249 (24)—
2024#3,896 (28)—
2023#2,895 (43)—
2022#2,150 (68)—
2021#2,775 (45)#4,789 (3)
2020#3,136 (36)—
2019#4,114 (25)—
2018#4,918 (19)—
2017#7,095 (11)—
2016#5,318 (17)—
2015#8,040 (9)—
2014#7,048 (11)—
2013#8,118 (9)—
2012#12,274 (5)—
2009#9,864 (7)—

Million as a girl’s name

  • US
Million as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.000.010.010.0118801900192019401960198020002020US
Million as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.000.010.010.011880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUS
2025#9,457 (10)
2024#12,161 (7)
2023#7,640 (14)
2022#9,056 (11)
2021#8,464 (12)
2020#13,453 (6)
2019#13,799 (6)
2018#15,682 (5)
2017#10,689 (9)
2016#14,331 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #2,150.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1998.
  • In 2025, 29% of US babies named Million were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 71,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 71,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 170,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Million is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 84,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 50,000 to 1 in 140,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.