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Myles

“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 has appeared in US records since 1887 — best rank #99 (2024) · 64,512 babies named Myles all-time · 1 in 490 boys born in 2025.

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.

Famous Myleses

Myles Kennedy — American singer and guitarist
Myles Lewis-Skelly — English footballer (born 2006)
Myles Amine — Sammarinese-American wrestler
Myles Turner — American basketball player
Myles Coverdale — English bishop and Bible translator

In stories & tradition

Myles — mythological Greek character
Myles Crawford — Ulysses · Aeolus
Myles Brodrib — Merry Mount

What Myleses become

Among 264 notable people named Myles:

Athletes appear 2.67× more often than among typical names — e.g. Myles Lewis-Skelly, English footballer (born 2006).

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