Myles

Where Myles comes from

The dictionaries list Myles as a given name — a male given name from the Germanic languages. Alternative spelling of Miles, a less common one — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • Germanic
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1887
    First appearance
    #544 among boys, 11 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1969
    Myles Kennedy born
    American singer and guitarist
  3. 2006
    Myles Lewis-Skelly born
    English footballer
  4. 2024
    Peak, #99
    3,564 babies named Myles — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from the Germanic languages. Alternative spelling of Miles, a less common one.
Namesakes
  • Myles Lewis-Skelly · English footballer, born 2006
  • Myles Kennedy · American singer and guitarist, born 1969
  • Myles Amine · Sammarinese-American wrestler, born 1996
  • Myles Garrett · American football player, born 1995
  • Myles Pollard · Australian actor, born 1972

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.