UK boy's name
Millar
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Millar is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Millar popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4270, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2019, with 7 births.
This profile covers 57 England and Wales registrations across 15 recorded years from 1999 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 57% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 191 living people in the UK are called Millar. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Millar ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2019, when 7 boys were registered as Millar.
- • Millar ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #433 in 2021.
- • About 191 living people in the UK are estimated to have Millar as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4270
2024
Births in 2024
4
Latest year
Peak year
2019
7 births
Estimated living
191
2026
Popularity
Millar over time
The chart below shows babies named Millar registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1999 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Millar, the clearest high point is 2019. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2024, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Millar by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Millar was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4389 | 11 | 3 |
| 2010s | #3863 | 31 | 7 |
| 2000s | #3984 | 12 | 4 |
| 1990s | #2943 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Millar is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Millar. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Millar ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #433 in 2021.
Across the UK
Millar in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#535 in 2024
22 years of NRS records, 132 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#433 in 2021
1 years of NISRA records, 3 total registered
Related
Names similar to Millar
- Matthew 80,931
- Mohammed 74,321
- Muhammad 72,235
- Max 59,807
- Michael 47,075
- Mason 38,935
- Mohammad 25,910
- Morgan 15,994
- Muhammed 11,527
- Mark 11,336
- Marcus 11,257
- Maxwell 10,006
FAQ
Millar: questions and answers
How popular is the name Millar in the UK right now?
In 2024, Millar was ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Millar most popular?
The peak year on record was 2019, with 7 babies registered as Millar in England and Wales.
How many people are called Millar in the UK?
A total of 57 babies have been registered as Millar across the 15 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 132 more in Scotland and 3 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Millar most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Millar ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #433 in 2021. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.