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Origin: EnglishMiles or Myles is a Norman French masculine given name. It might have been a changed diminutive of the name Michael that was influenced by miles, the Latin word for a soldier, because of associations with Archangel Michael, the Roman Catholic patron saint of the military.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Miles yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
Miles Davis. If I need to explain further I will, but I really don't think I need to.
— Jerome, New York NY, 2018
We liked that it was one syllable, unusual for that weight. It has jazz and travel in it without announcing either. Just a good, open-road name.
— Caitlin, Austin TX, 2020
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12 | #164 |
| 2015 | 6 | #255 |
| 2016 | 10 | #187 |
| 2017 | 9 | #192 |
| 2019 | 82 | #123 |
| 2020 | 93 | #114 |
| 2021 | 106 | #106 |
| 2022 | 33 | #120 |
| 2023 | 257 | #54 |
| 2024 | 363 | #54 |
| 2025 | 369 | #49 |
