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
Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.
→ See names similar to Miles · Compare Miles with another name → · Popular names of the 2010s · Boys names starting with M
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 |
