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
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #216 among boys — 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 — more than any year before or since.
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.