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
- Peak · boys
- 2024 · 6,634 births
- Debut · boys
- 54 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 8 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 122,868since 1880
Miles over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,885 | 13 | #44 | 6,072 |
| 2024 | #5,799 | 21 | #37 | 6,634 |
| 2023 | #5,390 | 23 | #43 | 6,589 |
| 2022 | #6,229 | 19 | #56 | 5,574 |
| 2021 | #6,691 | 17 | #55 | 5,730 |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | #59 | 5,300 |
| 2019 | #7,025 | 16 | #75 | 4,889 |
| 2018 | #5,785 | 21 | #98 | 3,994 |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | #110 | 3,631 |
| 2016 | #9,411 | 11 | #105 | 3,743 |
| 2015 | #8,931 | 12 | #107 | 3,740 |
| 2014 | #6,451 | 19 | #108 | 3,691 |
| 2013 | #8,580 | 13 | #115 | 3,415 |
| 2012 | #10,429 | 10 | #111 | 3,269 |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | #115 | 3,359 |
| 2010 | #10,451 | 10 | #137 | 2,870 |
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 | #161 | 2,402 |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #167 | 2,360 |
| 2007 | #13,924 | 7 | #189 | 2,133 |
| 2006 | — | #201 | 1,938 | |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | #210 | 1,755 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #220 | 1,581 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #228 | 1,512 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #239 | 1,416 |
| 2001 | — | #245 | 1,384 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #257 | 1,305 |
| 1999 | — | #281 | 1,053 | |
| 1998 | — | #252 | 1,181 | |
| 1997 | — | #296 | 943 | |
| 1996 | — | #318 | 829 | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #326 | 795 |
| 1994 | — | #288 | 948 | |
| 1993 | — | #269 | 1,073 | |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | #283 | 1,018 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #271 | 982 |
| 1990 | — | #269 | 993 | |
| 1989 | — | #264 | 957 | |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #265 | 887 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #262 | 835 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #275 | 777 |
| 1985 | — | #396 | 456 | |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #408 | 409 |
| 1983 | — | #446 | 348 | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #414 | 405 |
| 1981 | — | #482 | 300 | |
| 1980 | — | #490 | 298 | |
| 1979 | — | #468 | 308 | |
| 1978 | — | #544 | 232 | |
| 1977 | — | #552 | 227 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #584 | 196 |
| 1975 | — | #532 | 227 | |
| 1974 | — | #559 | 206 | |
| 1973 | — | #547 | 206 | |
| 1972 | — | #562 | 204 | |
| 1971 | — | #568 | 205 | |
| 1970 | — | #532 | 230 | |
| 1969 | — | #515 | 227 | |
| 1968 | — | #524 | 210 | |
| 1967 | — | #523 | 203 | |
| 1966 | — | #516 | 215 | |
| 1965 | — | #453 | 291 | |
| 1964 | — | #448 | 317 | |
| 1963 | — | #438 | 331 | |
| 1962 | — | #409 | 386 | |
| 1961 | — | #450 | 323 | |
| 1960 | — | #442 | 331 | |
| 1959 | — | #447 | 320 | |
| 1958 | — | #434 | 327 | |
| 1957 | — | #437 | 309 | |
| 1956 | — | #420 | 321 | |
| 1955 | — | #412 | 318 | |
| 1954 | — | #378 | 353 | |
| 1953 | — | #408 | 293 | |
| 1952 | — | #392 | 307 | |
| 1951 | — | #390 | 300 | |
| 1950 | — | #374 | 326 | |
| 1949 | — | #397 | 286 | |
| 1948 | — | #409 | 276 | |
| 1947 | — | #414 | 272 | |
| 1946 | — | #445 | 202 | |
| 1945 | — | #465 | 163 | |
| 1944 | — | #487 | 156 | |
| 1943 | — | #500 | 154 | |
| 1942 | — | #469 | 175 | |
| 1941 | — | #470 | 160 | |
| 1940 | — | #471 | 150 | |
| 1939 | — | #442 | 166 | |
| 1938 | — | #452 | 163 | |
| 1937 | — | #458 | 147 | |
| 1936 | — | #412 | 179 | |
| 1935 | — | #449 | 161 | |
| 1934 | — | #454 | 154 | |
| 1933 | — | #439 | 157 | |
| 1932 | — | #403 | 197 | |
| 1931 | — | #435 | 169 | |
| 1930 | — | #461 | 165 | |
| 1929 | — | #433 | 185 | |
| 1928 | — | #404 | 220 | |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #411 | 215 |
| 1926 | — | #377 | 242 | |
| 1925 | — | #382 | 244 | |
| 1924 | — | #399 | 233 | |
| 1923 | — | #384 | 239 | |
| 1922 | — | #344 | 295 | |
| 1921 | — | #398 | 233 | |
| 1920 | — | #390 | 231 | |
| 1919 | — | #354 | 261 | |
| 1918 | — | #381 | 245 | |
| 1917 | — | #365 | 232 | |
| 1916 | — | #372 | 217 | |
| 1915 | — | #395 | 186 | |
| 1914 | — | #425 | 127 | |
| 1913 | — | #390 | 119 | |
| 1912 | — | #399 | 93 | |
| 1911 | — | #404 | 50 | |
| 1910 | — | #345 | 53 | |
| 1909 | — | #365 | 42 | |
| 1908 | — | #341 | 44 | |
| 1907 | — | #331 | 41 | |
| 1906 | — | #456 | 24 | |
| 1905 | — | #337 | 36 | |
| 1904 | — | #285 | 45 | |
| 1903 | — | #282 | 44 | |
| 1902 | — | #282 | 45 | |
| 1901 | — | #284 | 37 | |
| 1900 | — | #277 | 55 | |
| 1899 | — | #289 | 36 | |
| 1898 | — | #230 | 59 | |
| 1897 | — | #263 | 44 | |
| 1896 | — | #282 | 42 | |
| 1895 | — | #316 | 33 | |
| 1894 | — | #228 | 56 | |
| 1893 | — | #292 | 35 | |
| 1892 | — | #261 | 47 | |
| 1891 | — | #240 | 44 | |
| 1890 | — | #246 | 47 | |
| 1889 | — | #294 | 33 | |
| 1888 | — | #273 | 43 | |
| 1887 | — | #272 | 35 | |
| 1886 | — | #283 | 36 | |
| 1885 | — | #227 | 52 | |
| 1884 | — | #271 | 39 | |
| 1883 | — | #253 | 42 | |
| 1882 | — | #258 | 44 | |
| 1881 | — | #244 | 40 | |
| 1880 | — | #216 | 54 | |
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 1995
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alaska#165 · 1 in 719
- Maryland#171 · 1 in 1,054
- Iowa#201 · 1 in 1,363
- Washington#202 · 1 in 1,106
- Virginia#225 · 1 in 1,533
Best ever in a state: #8 in Utah, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #165 | 5 | 1 in 719 |
| Maryland | #171 | 28 | 1 in 1,054 |
| Iowa | #201 | 12 | 1 in 1,363 |
| Washington | #202 | 30 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Massachusetts | #225 | 19 | 1 in 1,983 |
| Virginia | #225 | 26 | 1 in 1,533 |
| Oregon | #228 | 16 | 1 in 1,207 |
| Utah | #229 | 13 | 1 in 1,349 |
| Connecticut | #233 | 11 | 1 in 1,756 |
| Minnesota | #240 | 15 | 1 in 1,889 |
| District of Columbia | #245 | 5 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Georgia | #246 | 32 | 1 in 1,513 |
| Alabama | #256 | 16 | 1 in 1,543 |
| Ohio | #260 | 35 | 1 in 2,054 |
| New Jersey | #273 | 22 | 1 in 2,252 |
| North Carolina | #281 | 23 | 1 in 1,948 |
| Kansas | #293 | 8 | 1 in 1,901 |
| Michigan | #298 | 26 | 1 in 2,327 |
| Indiana | #299 | 15 | 1 in 2,540 |
| California | #301 | 122 | 1 in 2,132 |
| Pennsylvania | #313 | 25 | 1 in 2,836 |
| New York | #318 | 54 | 1 in 2,266 |
| Wisconsin | #321 | 11 | 1 in 2,675 |
| Colorado | #324 | 11 | 1 in 2,222 |
| Arkansas | #339 | 6 | 1 in 2,314 |
| Mississippi | #339 | 7 | 1 in 2,151 |
| Louisiana | #340 | 14 | 1 in 1,944 |
| South Carolina | #345 | 9 | 1 in 2,215 |
| Kentucky | #350 | 7 | 1 in 3,313 |
| New Mexico | #355 | 5 | 1 in 2,149 |
| Illinois | #367 | 32 | 1 in 2,582 |
| Missouri | #372 | 10 | 1 in 3,429 |
| Tennessee | #374 | 11 | 1 in 3,139 |
| Florida | #386 | 30 | 1 in 2,830 |
| Texas | #473 | 39 | 1 in 3,926 |
| Arizona | #507 | 7 | 1 in 4,640 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2024 at #37 (6,634 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 8 yrs · run 2018–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 29.8% of all boys named Miles (36,601) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 418 | #216 (1880) | #259 |
| 1890s | 443 | #228 (1894) | #265 |
| 1900s | 413 | #277 (1900) | #324 |
| 1910s | 1,583 | #345 (1910) | #383 |
| 1920s | 2,337 | #344 (1922) | #392 |
| 1930s | 1,658 | #403 (1932) | #441 |
| 1940s | 1,994 | #397 (1949) | #453 |
| 1950s | 3,174 | #374 (1950) | #409 |
| 1960s | 2,834 | #409 (1962) | #472 |
| 1970s | 2,241 | #468 (1979) | #545 |
| 1980s | 5,672 | #262 (1987) | #370 |
| 1990s | 9,815 | #252 (1998) | #285 |
| 2000s | 17,786 | #161 (2009) | #212 |
| 2010s | 36,601 | #75 (2019) | #108 |
| 2020s | 35,899 | #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 1995
Top girls' names in 1995
Top boys' names in 1995
More about 1995
girls
1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 351,710 of them was named Miles, which outranked 15.0% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 2,367 names at #13,386; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 2,395 of them was named Miles, which outranked 96.8% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.