Miles

Where Miles comes from

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.
— Wiktionary's entry for Miles
  • 1 syllable
Miles through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #216 among boys, with 54 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1926
    Miles Davis born
    American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer
  3. 1987
    Miles Teller born
    American actor
  4. 2024
    Peak, #37
    6,634 babies named Miles, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from an uncertain origin.
Namesakes
  • Miles Davis · American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer, 1926–1991
  • Miles Teller · American actor, born 1987
  • Miles Franklin · Australian writer and feminist, 1879–1954
  • Miles Heizer · American actor, born 1994
  • Miles Robinson · American soccer player, born 1997

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.