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Miles

“Uncertain origin; folk-linked to Latin for soldier, or Slavic for grace” — Old French, of uncertain Germanic or Slavic origin

Boy's name · #44 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Miles has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #37 (2024) · 122,868 babies named Miles all-time · 1 in 280 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #36 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #38 in Canada (2024) · #53 in New Zealand (2025) · #58 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #68 in Australia (NSW) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mileses

Miles Davis — American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
Miles Teller — American actor
Miles Heizer — American actor
Miles Dempsey — British army officer (1896-1969)
Miles Joseph Berkeley — British botanist (1803-1889)

In stories & tradition

Miles "Tails" Prower — Sonic the Hedgehog · Sonic Battle
Miles Morales — Spider-Man · Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Miles O'Brien — Star Trek: Deep Space Nine · The Homecoming

What Mileses become

Among 555 notable people named Miles:

Athletes appear 1.53× more often than among typical names — e.g. Miles Robinson, American soccer player.

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