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“Variant of Miles — Uncertain origin; folk-linked to Latin for soldier, or Slavic for grace” — Old French, of uncertain Germanic or Slavic origin
Boy's name · #100 in the US (2025) · Trending
Myles ranked #100 in 2025, with about 3,500 boys given the name last year. Roughly 65,000 have carried it since 1887. Together with its spelling variant Miles (#44), Myles would rank around #13 with about 9,600 births last year — the newborns split about 63/37 between Miles and Myles.
Around the world: #44 in Scotland (2025) · #50 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #60 in Canada (2024) · #67 in England & Wales (2025) · #71 in Australia (VIC) (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 264 notable people named Myles:
Sports figures appear 2.67× more often than among typical names — e.g. Myles Lewis-Skelly, English footballer (born 2006).
Similar names: Miles · Graham · Miller · Barrett · Malachi · Weston
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