Miles

Miles

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Miles 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

Miles first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 356 babies (rank #161 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Miles

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.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,758

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

356

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	223	#154
1997	244	#146
1998	302	#130
1999	245	#142
2000	252	#147
2001	261	#151
2002	298	#143
2003	227	#173
2004	222	#184
2005	248	#180
2006	249	#181
2007	264	#183
2008	263	#186
2009	243	#197
2010	278	#191
2011	303	#185
2012	301	#186
2013	313	#180
2014	356	#161
2015	347	#168
2016	319	#180

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

223

#154

1997

244

#146

1998

302

#130

1999

245

#142

2000

252

#147

2001

261

#151

2002

298

#143

2003

227

#173

2004

222

#184

2005

248

#180

2006

249

#181

2007

264

#183

2008

263

#186

2009

243

#197

2010

278

#191

2011

303

#185

2012

301

#186

2013

313

#180

2014

356

#161

2015

347

#168

2016

319

#180

Meaning

Numerology of Miles

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Miles

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Year-by-Year Detail