Miles

#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · #44 for boys in 2025, 6,072 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
2024 · 6,634 births
Debut · boys
54 births
In top 100 · boys
8 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
122,868
since 1880

Miles over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201916boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,88513#446,072
2024#5,79921#376,634
2023#5,39023#436,589
2022#6,22919#565,574
2021#6,69117#555,730
2020#11,0908#595,300
2019#7,02516#754,889
2018#5,78521#983,994
2017#7,84014#1103,631
2016#9,41111#1053,743
2015#8,93112#1073,740
2014#6,45119#1083,691
2013#8,58013#1153,415
2012#10,42910#1113,269
2011#13,3477#1153,359
2010#10,45110#1372,870
2009#12,4298#1612,402
2008#13,8327#1672,360
2007#13,9247#1892,133
2006—#2011,938
2005#13,0107#2101,755
2004#11,6248#2201,581
2003#11,3258#2281,512
2002#13,5956#2391,416
2001—#2451,384
2000#15,0315#2571,305
1999—#2811,053
1998—#2521,181
1997—#296943
1996—#318829
1995#13,3865#326795
1994—#288948
1993—#2691,073
1992#7,51211#2831,018
1991#11,5096#271982
1990—#269993
1989—#264957
1988#9,2447#265887
1987#11,3255#262835
1986#7,1349#275777
1985—#396456
1984#9,1446#408409
1983—#446348
1982#10,5175#414405
1981—#482300
1980—#490298
1979—#468308
1978—#544232
1977—#552227
1976#9,2845#584196
1975—#532227
1974—#559206
1973—#547206
1972—#562204
1971—#568205
1970—#532230
1969—#515227
1968—#524210
1967—#523203
1966—#516215
1965—#453291
1964—#448317
1963—#438331
1962—#409386
1961—#450323
1960—#442331
1959—#447320
1958—#434327
1957—#437309
1956—#420321
1955—#412318
1954—#378353
1953—#408293
1952—#392307
1951—#390300
1950—#374326
1949—#397286
1948—#409276
1947—#414272
1946—#445202
1945—#465163
1944—#487156
1943—#500154
1942—#469175
1941—#470160
1940—#471150
1939—#442166
1938—#452163
1937—#458147
1936—#412179
1935—#449161
1934—#454154
1933—#439157
1932—#403197
1931—#435169
1930—#461165
1929—#433185
1928—#404220
1927#3,5618#411215
1926—#377242
1925—#382244
1924—#399233
1923—#384239
1922—#344295
1921—#398233
1920—#390231
1919—#354261
1918—#381245
1917—#365232
1916—#372217
1915—#395186
1914—#425127
1913—#390119
1912—#39993
1911—#40450
1910—#34553
1909—#36542
1908—#34144
1907—#33141
1906—#45624
1905—#33736
1904—#28545
1903—#28244
1902—#28245
1901—#28437
1900—#27755
1899—#28936
1898—#23059
1897—#26344
1896—#28242
1895—#31633
1894—#22856
1893—#29235
1892—#26147
1891—#24044
1890—#24647
1889—#29433
1888—#27343
1887—#27235
1886—#28336
1885—#22752
1884—#27139
1883—#25342
1882—#25844
1881—#24440
1880—#21654
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Miles was already there! It came in at #216, and was given to 54 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1905–1906, when fewer than 37 boys a year got the name.

Where Miles is popular in 1916

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #151 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 835 boysNDMinnesota: #346 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,761 boysMNIllinois: #239 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,485 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedWIMichigan: #255 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,507 boysMINew York: #498 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,468 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedIAIndiana: #324 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,070 boysINOhio: #375 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,801 boysOHPennsylvania: #220 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,822 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #356 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,589 boysCAUtah: #161 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 659 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedNEMissouri: #347 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,515 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedWVVirginia: #220 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,677 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedKSArkansas: #242 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,522 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #340 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,143 boysNCSouth Carolina: #318 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,794 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedMSAlabama: #317 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,646 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedHITexas: #544 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,783 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#151 · 1 in 835
  2. Utah#161 · 1 in 659
  3. Virginia#220 · 1 in 1,677
  4. Pennsylvania#220 · 1 in 2,822
  5. Illinois#239 · 1 in 2,485

Best ever in a state: #8 in Utah, 2023.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#15181 in 835
Utah#16161 in 659
Pennsylvania#220261 in 2,822
Virginia#220111 in 1,677
Illinois#239201 in 2,485
Arkansas#24291 in 1,522
Michigan#255111 in 2,507
Alabama#31781 in 2,646
South Carolina#31861 in 2,794
Indiana#32451 in 4,070
North Carolina#34081 in 3,143
Minnesota#34651 in 3,761
Missouri#34771 in 3,515
California#35651 in 3,589
Ohio#37571 in 5,801
New York#49871 in 11,468
Texas#54481 in 4,783
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Miles
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 7 spots since 2024 (#37 → #44)
  • 15 spots since 2020 (#59 → #44)
  • 63 spots since 2015 (#107 → #44)
  • Biggest jump: 125 spots in 1907 (#456 → #331)
  • Biggest drop: 119 spots in 1906 (#337 → #456)
Rise & fade · boys
144 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2024 at #37 (6,634 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 8 yrs · run 2018–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 260
  • Highest: 1 in 260 boys born in 2023 were named Miles (0.39%)
  • Latest: 1 in 281 boys born in 2025 (0.36%)
  • Its best rank, #37 in 2024, was only 1 in 260 (0.39%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 29.8% of all boys named Miles (36,601) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s418#216 (1880)#259
1890s443#228 (1894)#265
1900s413#277 (1900)#324
1910s1,583#345 (1910)#383
1920s2,337#344 (1922)#392
1930s1,658#403 (1932)#441
1940s1,994#397 (1949)#453
1950s3,174#374 (1950)#409
1960s2,834#409 (1962)#472
1970s2,241#468 (1979)#545
1980s5,672#262 (1987)#370
1990s9,815#252 (1998)#285
2000s17,786#161 (2009)#212
2010s36,601#75 (2019)#108
2020s35,899#37 (2024)#49

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Miles in 1916

boys
#372
217 births · 1 in 4,102 boys

Top boys' names in 1916

  1. #1John50,043
  2. #2William40,418
  3. #3James35,569
  4. #4Robert31,741
  5. #5Joseph23,883
  6. #6Charles23,612
  7. #7George23,381
  8. #8Edward17,005
  9. #9Frank15,291
  10. #10Thomas11,998
  11. #372Miles217
More about 1916

boys

890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 4,102 of them was named Miles, which outranked 91.8% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miles
  1. #369Merlin220
  2. #370Buster219
  3. #370Truman219
  4. #372Miles217
  5. #372Billie217
  6. #372Mathew217
  7. #375Duane215
  8. #375Sanford215
  9. #377Levi214

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,568Tatsuo#3,392 → #824
  2. ↑ 1,088Hughes#1,878 → #790
  3. ↑ 410Angel#1,181 → #771
  4. ↑ 378Trinidad#1,181 → #803
  5. ↑ 354Rolla#1,306 → #952
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Nicolas#804 → #1,304
  2. ↓ 468Collins#906 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 463Hilliard#952 → #1,415
  4. ↓ 383Arvo#952 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 363Rayford#941 → #1,304

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1916 →