# Miles (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/miles/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | “grace”, “favor”, “soldier” |
| Pronunciation | /maɪlz/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Myles |
| US babies named this | 123,225 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 122,868 / 357 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 9,634, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Old French given name Milo, of problematic origin, possibly from an unknown Germanic element, or a short form of Slavic names beginning with mil- "grace, favor". The English form is associated by folk etymology with Latin mīles (“soldier”). As a surname, it is also derived from a Middle English Miles form of Michael.

## What it means

Miles is grouped under grace and warrior.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 14,348 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10,996 |
| 2013 | 13 | 8,905 |
| 2014 | 19 | 6,629 |
| 2015 | 12 | 9,333 |
| 2016 | 11 | 9,875 |
| 2017 | 14 | 8,150 |
| 2018 | 21 | 5,940 |
| 2019 | 16 | 7,232 |
| 2020 | 8 | 11,797 |
| 2021 | 17 | 6,887 |
| 2022 | 19 | 6,392 |
| 2023 | 23 | 5,499 |
| 2024 | 21 | 5,909 |
| 2025 | 13 | 8,191 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3,359 | 115 |
| 2012 | 3,269 | 111 |
| 2013 | 3,415 | 115 |
| 2014 | 3,691 | 108 |
| 2015 | 3,740 | 107 |
| 2016 | 3,743 | 105 |
| 2017 | 3,631 | 110 |
| 2018 | 3,994 | 98 |
| 2019 | 4,889 | 75 |
| 2020 | 5,300 | 59 |
| 2021 | 5,730 | 55 |
| 2022 | 5,574 | 56 |
| 2023 | 6,589 | 43 |
| 2024 | 6,634 | 37 |
| 2025 | 6,072 | 44 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 303 | 185 |
| 2012 | 301 | 185 |
| 2013 | 313 | 180 |
| 2014 | 356 | 161 |
| 2015 | 347 | 168 |
| 2016 | 319 | 179 |
| 2017 | 281 | 193 |
| 2018 | 326 | 170 |
| 2019 | 381 | 147 |
| 2020 | 390 | 144 |
| 2021 | 533 | 111 |
| 2022 | 482 | 112 |
| 2023 | 502 | 106 |
| 2024 | 507 | 104 |
| 2025 | 474 | 114 |

## People named Miles

- Miles Davis, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
- Miles Teller, American actor
- Miles Franklin, Australian writer and feminist (1879–1954)
- Miles Heizer, American actor
- Miles Robinson, American soccer player
- Miles Joseph Berkeley, British botanist (1803-1889)
- Miles Dempsey, British army officer (1896-1969)
- Miles Fisher, American film and television actor and musician
- Miles Bridges, American basketball player (born 1998)
- Miles Kane, English musician
- Miles Plumlee, American basketball player (born 1988)
- Miles Chamley-Watson, British-born American fencer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.