Boys' name · peaked in 2024
Myles name popularity since 1925
63,810 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Myles. Half of them were born in 2013 or earlier, so the typical Myles is about 13 years old in 2026. Myles peaked in 2024 as the #99 name for boys, and it ranked #100 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 63,810
- Named Myles, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #100
- for boys in 2025 (3,511 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 325 girls · 63,485 boys
- Most popular in
- New Hampshire
- 2.05× its national share
Peak year is the year Myles 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.
Myles births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Myles both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1981 and 1986, Myles became 2.7× more common, from 1 in 12,800 baby boys to 1 in 4,820.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Myles's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Myles.
Decade by decade
Babies named Myles 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 | 0 | 367 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 669 | #827 |
| 1940s | 0 | 828 | #771 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,140 | #650 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,017 | #737 |
| 1970s | 0 | 970 | #866 |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,527 | #602 |
| 1990s | 27 | 7,095 | #373 |
| 2000s | 53 | 11,087 | #311 |
| 2010s | 123 | 17,810 | #223 |
| 2020–25 | 122 | 19,975 | #100 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
52.5% of babies named Myles from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Myles is most popular
The index compares Myles'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 Myles.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 2.05× | 388 |
| Nevada | 1.76× | 378 |
| Massachusetts | 1.44× | 2,066 |
| Wisconsin | 1.38× | 1,637 |
| Nebraska | 1.32× | 559 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Myles 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Myles (this page) | 63,485 | 2024 |
| Miles | 118,780 | 2023 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Myles's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Myles.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Myles (2024).
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