girls:
69 births since 2016
#5647 (1st percentile)
boys:
375 births since 1998
#4211 (8th percentile)
overall:
444 births since 1998
#7295 (6th percentile)
The name Million is the #7,295 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 444 recorded births since 1998. This represents the 5.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 5.7% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,211 (8.1% percentile) for all time with 375 births since 1998. For girls, it ranks #5,647 (1.2% percentile) for all time with 69 births since 2016.
Million first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1998 (1998 for boys and 2016 for girls). Birth data for Million is available in 21 out of the 26 years between 1998 and 2023 (21 years for boys and 8 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Million has been given predominantly to boys, with 84.5% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 75.4% of babies named Million were boys.
For boys, Million reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 6.8% percentile (ranked #861) with 36 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 36 births per million (ranked 6.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2015, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Million ranks #873 for boys (4.2% percentile) with 23 births per million, which is 64.7% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Million reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 1.0% percentile (ranked #938) with 8 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 8 births per million (ranked 1.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Million is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #938 (1.0% percentile) with 8 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Million".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Million. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 88.1% confident that Million is pronounced as MIHL-yuhn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is MIH-lee-uhn, at 11.9% confidence, with 3 syllables.
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