Myles
Myles was the 100th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 3,511 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 99th with 3,564 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 123 places. More babies were named Myles in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Miles) Meaning disputed · Old French, Germanic / Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #100 boys, up 24 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 3,511boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20243,564 babies
- Total since 1880
- 64,837babies recorded
What does the name Myles mean?
Myles is a spelling of Miles, pronounced the same way, so it shares Miles's meaning and origin.
Miles comes from the Old French name Milo, whose origin is unclear. Wiktionary suggests a Germanic element or a Slavic mil-, 'gracious'. DMNES derives Milo from a Germanic word for 'mild, generous'. DMNES treats Miles itself as Latin miles, 'soldier', and notes that the two names are often confused; Wiktionary calls the soldier link a folk association.
Milo (Old French / Latin records, “Milo”)mīles (Latin, “soldier (DMNES; folk etymology per Wiktionary)”)
How sure is this? Disputed. A scholarly source and a community dictionary disagree.
Other explanations you may read: From Latin miles 'soldier'.
See also: French names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Miles'
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Milo'
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (names.zip, yob*.txt), team3 computation
- Wikidata item Q6851298
- Wiktionary, entry 'Miles'
Myles popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 325 since 1993, 18 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #100 | 3,511 |
| 2020 | #124 | 2,963 |
| 2010 | #254 | 1,356 |
| 2000 | #290 | 1,044 |
| 1990 | #428 | 520 |
| 1980 | #835 | 112 |
| 1970 | #858 | 88 |
| 1960 | #724 | 116 |
| 1950 | #667 | 110 |
| 1940 | #766 | 66 |
| 1930 | #769 | 70 |
| 1920 | #799 | 71 |
| 1910 | #668 | 20 |
| 1900 | #722 | 13 |
| 1890 | #963 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Myles, counting every spelling?
Myles is a spelling of Miles, a name family that ranked #15 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #100 for Myles on its own. Together these spellings went to 9,596 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles | 6,072 | #44 | 30,599 |
| Myles | 3,511 | #100 | 17,012 |
| Mylez | 13 | #6,694 | 69 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Myles?
3,511 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Myles (0.97 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Myles born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 2 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Myles.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Myles?
About 60,600 people born in the US named Myles are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 5 and 23. That makes Myles a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Myles by state
How common Myles was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Dakota (2.6×), Maine (2.5×), North Dakota (2.4×), New Hampshire (2.4×), West Virginia (2.3×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in District of Columbia, California, Texas.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Myles: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Myles, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Myles
What does Myles mean?
The meaning of Miles is disputed: a scholarly source and a community dictionary disagree.
How popular is the name Myles?
Myles was the 100th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 3,511 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 99th with 3,564 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 123 places. More babies were named Myles in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Myles a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Myles in the US.
Where is Myles most popular?
In 2021–2025, Myles was most common in South Dakota (5.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by Maine and North Dakota.