Fun Facts About the Name Miles
- A newer favorite: Miles first entered the U.S. top 100 in 2018 and stayed there through 2025 - a run of 8 consecutive years.
- More than 123 thousand babies named Miles: U.S. records list 123,181 babies given the name Miles from 1880 through 2025. Even 357 girls received the name Miles - about 1 girl for every 344 boys.
What Does the Name Miles Mean?
Miles is an English masculine given name. Its ultimate meaning is uncertain. It is generally treated as an English form of the older name Milo, which was used in medieval France and other parts of Europe. Milo has been explained in two main ways: as a Germanic name, perhaps from an element that meant "mild" or "gracious," or as a name influenced by the Latin word miles, meaning "soldier." The Latin word is not certainly the source of the given name, and the similarity may have encouraged the "soldier" explanation. The name is not related to the English word mile or to the unit of distance.
Miles Name History & Origins
The name Miles came into English use after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It was a Norman personal name, and it appears in medieval English records alongside the related form Milo. It became established in England. Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford (died 1143), was a prominent Anglo-Norman noble who bore the name. In the 16th century, Miles Coverdale (1488 - 1569) produced an early complete printed English Bible. The jazz musician Miles Davis (1926 - 1991) is a well-known modern bearer. The spelling Myles is a common variant. On the Continent, the related name Milo was borne by Saint Milo, bishop of Thérouanne (died c. 740), but the English form Miles developed in Norman and English usage.
How Popular is the Name Miles?
Miles recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2024. Miles entered the top 100 U.S. boy names in 2018.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,191 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #5,889 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #5,497 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2022 | #6,386 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #6,885 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #11,790 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #7,231 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #5,940 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2017 | #8,148 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #9,873 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #9,329 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #6,626 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #8,903 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #10,992 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #14,347 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #10,985 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #13,294 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #14,894 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #14,964 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #14,012 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #12,382 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #12,031 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #14,815 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #16,720 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #14,966 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #7,855 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #12,546 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #9,977 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #12,551 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #7,531 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #9,925 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #11,650 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #10,297 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1927 | #3,771 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #44 | 6,072 | 0.3555% |
| 2024 | #37 | 6,611 | 0.3854% |
| 2023 | #43 | 6,581 | 0.3852% |
| 2022 | #56 | 5,568 | 0.3192% |
| 2021 | #55 | 5,727 | 0.3276% |
| 2020 | #59 | 5,300 | 0.3072% |
| 2019 | #75 | 4,889 | 0.2726% |
| 2018 | #98 | 3,992 | 0.2199% |
| 2017 | #110 | 3,631 | 0.1962% |
| 2016 | #105 | 3,743 | 0.1973% |
| 2015 | #107 | 3,740 | 0.1952% |
| 2014 | #108 | 3,690 | 0.1921% |
| 2013 | #115 | 3,415 | 0.1806% |
| 2012 | #111 | 3,269 | 0.1724% |
| 2011 | #115 | 3,359 | 0.1769% |
| 2010 | #137 | 2,870 | 0.1496% |
| 2009 | #161 | 2,402 | 0.1211% |
| 2008 | #167 | 2,360 | 0.1157% |
| 2007 | #189 | 2,133 | 0.1028% |
| 2006 | #201 | 1,938 | 0.0943% |
| 2005 | #210 | 1,755 | 0.0879% |
| 2004 | #221 | 1,581 | 0.0797% |
| 2003 | #228 | 1,511 | 0.0765% |
| 2002 | #239 | 1,416 | 0.0729% |
| 2001 | #245 | 1,384 | 0.0712% |
| 2000 | #257 | 1,305 | 0.0664% |
| 1999 | #281 | 1,053 | 0.0548% |
| 1998 | #253 | 1,181 | 0.0618% |
| 1997 | #296 | 943 | 0.0500% |
| 1996 | #319 | 829 | 0.0438% |
| 1995 | #327 | 795 | 0.0418% |
| 1994 | #289 | 948 | 0.0491% |
| 1993 | #269 | 1,073 | 0.0547% |
| 1992 | #283 | 1,018 | 0.0510% |
| 1991 | #273 | 982 | 0.0486% |
| 1990 | #269 | 993 | 0.0483% |
| 1989 | #264 | 957 | 0.0478% |
| 1988 | #265 | 887 | 0.0463% |
| 1987 | #262 | 835 | 0.0447% |
| 1986 | #275 | 777 | 0.0422% |
| 1985 | #398 | 456 | 0.0247% |
| 1984 | #408 | 409 | 0.0227% |
| 1983 | #446 | 348 | 0.0194% |
| 1982 | #415 | 405 | 0.0223% |
| 1981 | #483 | 300 | 0.0167% |
| 1980 | #490 | 298 | 0.0167% |
| 1979 | #468 | 308 | 0.0179% |
| 1978 | #546 | 232 | 0.0141% |
| 1977 | #554 | 227 | 0.0138% |
| 1976 | #584 | 196 | 0.0125% |
| 1975 | #532 | 227 | 0.0145% |
| 1974 | #559 | 206 | 0.0131% |
| 1973 | #549 | 206 | 0.0132% |
| 1972 | #563 | 204 | 0.0126% |
| 1971 | #571 | 205 | 0.0116% |
| 1970 | #532 | 231 | 0.0124% |
| 1969 | #520 | 226 | 0.0126% |
| 1968 | #524 | 211 | 0.0121% |
| 1967 | #525 | 202 | 0.0116% |
| 1966 | #518 | 215 | 0.0121% |
| 1965 | #453 | 291 | 0.0156% |
| 1964 | #448 | 317 | 0.0159% |
| 1963 | #438 | 331 | 0.0163% |
| 1962 | #409 | 386 | 0.0187% |
| 1961 | #449 | 323 | 0.0152% |
| 1960 | #443 | 331 | 0.0155% |
| 1959 | #447 | 320 | 0.0150% |
| 1958 | #434 | 327 | 0.0154% |
| 1957 | #437 | 309 | 0.0143% |
| 1956 | #422 | 321 | 0.0152% |
| 1955 | #412 | 318 | 0.0154% |
| 1954 | #378 | 353 | 0.0173% |
| 1953 | #410 | 293 | 0.0149% |
| 1952 | #392 | 307 | 0.0158% |
| 1951 | #391 | 300 | 0.0159% |
| 1950 | #375 | 326 | 0.0182% |
| 1949 | #397 | 286 | 0.0161% |
| 1948 | #410 | 276 | 0.0157% |
| 1947 | #414 | 272 | 0.0149% |
| 1946 | #447 | 202 | 0.0124% |
| 1945 | #467 | 163 | 0.0121% |
| 1944 | #489 | 156 | 0.0114% |
| 1943 | #500 | 154 | 0.0108% |
| 1942 | #469 | 175 | 0.0127% |
| 1941 | #471 | 160 | 0.0130% |
| 1940 | #472 | 150 | 0.0129% |
| 1939 | #443 | 166 | 0.0150% |
| 1938 | #453 | 163 | 0.0147% |
| 1937 | #459 | 147 | 0.0138% |
| 1936 | #415 | 179 | 0.0173% |
| 1935 | #450 | 161 | 0.0155% |
| 1934 | #454 | 154 | 0.0149% |
| 1933 | #440 | 157 | 0.0158% |
| 1932 | #403 | 197 | 0.0189% |
| 1931 | #436 | 169 | 0.0163% |
| 1930 | #461 | 165 | 0.0150% |
| 1929 | #434 | 185 | 0.0172% |
| 1928 | #404 | 220 | 0.0199% |
| 1927 | #411 | 215 | 0.0191% |
| 1926 | #377 | 242 | 0.0218% |
| 1925 | #383 | 244 | 0.0219% |
| 1924 | #399 | 233 | 0.0206% |
| 1923 | #385 | 239 | 0.0218% |
| 1922 | #344 | 295 | 0.0271% |
| 1921 | #400 | 233 | 0.0212% |
| 1920 | #390 | 231 | 0.0217% |
| 1919 | #355 | 261 | 0.0266% |
| 1918 | #381 | 245 | 0.0242% |
| 1917 | #365 | 232 | 0.0251% |
| 1916 | #374 | 217 | 0.0244% |
| 1915 | #395 | 186 | 0.0219% |
| 1914 | #427 | 127 | 0.0194% |
| 1913 | #391 | 119 | 0.0232% |
| 1912 | #400 | 93 | 0.0216% |
| 1911 | #407 | 50 | 0.0221% |
| 1910 | #350 | 53 | 0.0273% |
| 1909 | #369 | 42 | 0.0256% |
| 1908 | #342 | 44 | 0.0285% |
| 1907 | #338 | 41 | 0.0279% |
| 1906 | #460 | 24 | 0.0180% |
| 1905 | #344 | 36 | 0.0272% |
| 1904 | #287 | 45 | 0.0351% |
| 1903 | #286 | 44 | 0.0369% |
| 1902 | #283 | 45 | 0.0367% |
| 1901 | #288 | 37 | 0.0348% |
| 1900 | #280 | 55 | 0.0366% |
| 1899 | #293 | 36 | 0.0339% |
| 1898 | #230 | 59 | 0.0481% |
| 1897 | #265 | 44 | 0.0390% |
| 1896 | #286 | 42 | 0.0351% |
| 1895 | #324 | 33 | 0.0281% |
| 1894 | #229 | 56 | 0.0484% |
| 1893 | #296 | 35 | 0.0312% |
| 1892 | #263 | 47 | 0.0385% |
| 1891 | #241 | 44 | 0.0435% |
| 1890 | #249 | 47 | 0.0423% |
| 1889 | #302 | 33 | 0.0298% |
| 1888 | #276 | 43 | 0.0356% |
| 1887 | #274 | 35 | 0.0345% |
| 1886 | #285 | 36 | 0.0325% |
| 1885 | #228 | 52 | 0.0482% |
| 1884 | #276 | 39 | 0.0341% |
| 1883 | #257 | 42 | 0.0401% |
| 1882 | #261 | 44 | 0.0387% |
| 1881 | #251 | 40 | 0.0397% |
| 1880 | #217 | 54 | 0.0489% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Miles Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
Dependable, very down-to-earth and well grounded, you are always looking for meaningful work, a career where you can take pride in your work and do the best job you are capable of. Your prime desire is to build protected and secure environment at home and at work. You can be very persuasive in achieving goals and gaining objectives. You can be very detailed and well-organized and possess great organizational skills. At times you may appear too stubborn and overly critical to others, but your practical approach to life and productivity makes you one of the most beneficent members of community.
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