Boys' name · peaked in 2023
Miles name popularity since 1925
119,137 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Miles. Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Miles is about 12 years old in 2026. Miles peaked in 2023 as the #43 name for boys, and it ranked #44 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 119,137
- Named Miles, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #44
- for boys in 2025 (6,072 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 357 girls · 118,780 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.55× its national share
Peak year is the year Miles made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Miles births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2024. Measured as a share of all babies, Miles peaked in 2023.
- Steepest fall: Between 1962 and 1967, Miles's share of baby boys fell by 38%, from 1 in 5,360 to 1 in 8,590.
- Fastest rise: Between 1981 and 1986, it became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 5,970 baby boys to 1 in 2,370.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Miles's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Miles.
Decade by decade
Babies named Miles in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 8 | 1,106 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,658 | #450 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,994 | #467 |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,174 | #412 |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,834 | #453 |
| 1970s | 5 | 2,241 | #532 |
| 1980s | 32 | 5,672 | #397 |
| 1990s | 22 | 9,815 | #327 |
| 2000s | 56 | 17,786 | #210 |
| 2010s | 133 | 36,601 | #107 |
| 2020–25 | 101 | 35,899 | #44 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
53.1% of babies named Miles from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Miles is most popular
The index compares Miles's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Miles.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.55× | 2,520 |
| Colorado | 1.85× | 2,652 |
| Oregon | 1.83× | 1,988 |
| Washington | 1.81× | 3,516 |
| Hawaii | 1.79× | 649 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Miles and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Miles (this page) | 118,780 | 2023 |
| Myles | 63,485 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Miles's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Miles.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Miles (2023).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data