Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 54 | #217 |
| 1881 | 40 | #251 |
| 1882 | 44 | #261 |
| 1883 | 42 | #257 |
| 1884 | 39 | #276 |
| 1885 | 52 | #228 |
| 1886 | 36 | #285 |
| 1887 | 35 | #274 |
| 1888 | 43 | #276 |
| 1889 | 33 | #302 |
| 1890 | 47 | #249 |
| 1891 | 44 | #241 |
| 1892 | 47 | #263 |
| 1893 | 35 | #296 |
| 1894 | 56 | #229 |
| 1895 | 33 | #324 |
| 1896 | 42 | #286 |
| 1897 | 44 | #265 |
| 1898 | 59 | #230 |
| 1899 | 36 | #293 |
| 1900 | 55 | #280 |
| 1901 | 37 | #288 |
| 1902 | 45 | #283 |
| 1903 | 44 | #286 |
| 1904 | 45 | #287 |
| 1905 | 36 | #344 |
| 1906 | 24 | #460 |
| 1907 | 41 | #338 |
| 1908 | 44 | #342 |
| 1909 | 42 | #369 |
| 1910 | 53 | #350 |
| 1911 | 50 | #407 |
| 1912 | 93 | #400 |
| 1913 | 119 | #391 |
| 1914 | 127 | #427 |
| 1915 | 186 | #395 |
| 1916 | 217 | #374 |
| 1917 | 232 | #365 |
| 1918 | 245 | #381 |
| 1919 | 261 | #355 |
| 1920 | 231 | #390 |
| 1921 | 233 | #400 |
| 1922 | 295 | #344 |
| 1923 | 239 | #385 |
| 1924 | 233 | #399 |
| 1925 | 244 | #383 |
| 1926 | 242 | #377 |
| 1927 | 215 | #411 |
| 1928 | 220 | #404 |
| 1929 | 185 | #434 |
| 1930 | 165 | #461 |
| 1931 | 169 | #436 |
| 1932 | 197 | #403 |
| 1933 | 157 | #440 |
| 1934 | 154 | #454 |
| 1935 | 161 | #450 |
| 1936 | 179 | #415 |
| 1937 | 147 | #459 |
| 1938 | 163 | #453 |
| 1939 | 166 | #443 |
| 1940 | 150 | #472 |
| 1941 | 160 | #471 |
| 1942 | 175 | #469 |
| 1943 | 154 | #500 |
| 1944 | 156 | #489 |
| 1945 | 163 | #467 |
| 1946 | 202 | #447 |
| 1947 | 272 | #414 |
| 1948 | 276 | #410 |
| 1949 | 286 | #397 |
| 1950 | 326 | #375 |
| 1951 | 300 | #391 |
| 1952 | 307 | #392 |
| 1953 | 293 | #410 |
| 1954 | 353 | #378 |
| 1955 | 318 | #412 |
| 1956 | 321 | #422 |
| 1957 | 309 | #437 |
| 1958 | 327 | #434 |
| 1959 | 320 | #447 |
| 1960 | 331 | #443 |
| 1961 | 323 | #449 |
| 1962 | 386 | #409 |
| 1963 | 331 | #438 |
| 1964 | 317 | #448 |
| 1965 | 291 | #453 |
| 1966 | 215 | #518 |
| 1967 | 202 | #525 |
| 1968 | 211 | #524 |
| 1969 | 226 | #520 |
| 1970 | 231 | #532 |
| 1971 | 205 | #571 |
| 1972 | 204 | #563 |
| 1973 | 206 | #549 |
| 1974 | 206 | #559 |
| 1975 | 227 | #532 |
| 1976 | 196 | #584 |
| 1977 | 227 | #554 |
| 1978 | 232 | #546 |
| 1979 | 308 | #468 |
| 1980 | 298 | #490 |
| 1981 | 300 | #483 |
| 1982 | 405 | #415 |
| 1983 | 348 | #446 |
| 1984 | 409 | #408 |
| 1985 | 456 | #398 |
| 1986 | 777 | #275 |
| 1987 | 835 | #262 |
| 1988 | 887 | #265 |
| 1989 | 957 | #264 |
| 1990 | 993 | #269 |
| 1991 | 982 | #273 |
| 1992 | 1,018 | #283 |
| 1993 | 1,073 | #269 |
| 1994 | 948 | #289 |
| 1995 | 795 | #327 |
| 1996 | 829 | #319 |
| 1997 | 943 | #296 |
| 1998 | 1,181 | #253 |
| 1999 | 1,053 | #281 |
| 2000 | 1,305 | #257 |
| 2001 | 1,384 | #245 |
| 2002 | 1,416 | #239 |
| 2003 | 1,511 | #228 |
| 2004 | 1,581 | #221 |
| 2005 | 1,755 | #210 |
| 2006 | 1,938 | #201 |
| 2007 | 2,133 | #189 |
| 2008 | 2,360 | #167 |
| 2009 | 2,402 | #161 |
| 2010 | 2,870 | #137 |
| 2011 | 3,359 | #115 |
| 2012 | 3,269 | #111 |
| 2013 | 3,415 | #115 |
| 2014 | 3,690 | #108 |
| 2015 | 3,740 | #107 |
| 2016 | 3,743 | #105 |
| 2017 | 3,631 | #110 |
| 2018 | 3,992 | #98 |
| 2019 | 4,889 | #75 |
| 2020 | 5,300 | #59 |
| 2021 | 5,727 | #55 |
| 2022 | 5,568 | #56 |
| 2023 | 6,581 | #43 |
| 2024 | 6,611 | #37 |
