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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201929boysat peak
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1929

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #294 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,920 boysMNIllinois: #330 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,189 boysILWisconsin: #316 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,793 boysWIMichigan: #314 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,682 boysMINew York: #434 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 9,513 boysNYMassachusetts: #269 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,246 boysMARhode 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: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedINOhio: #326 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,640 boysOHPennsylvania: #237 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,090 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #527 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,274 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedMOKentucky: #275 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,453 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedWVVirginia: #367 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,357 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: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #327 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,317 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #384 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,365 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedLAMississippi: #342 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,144 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedALGeorgia: #380 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,488 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedHITexas: #808 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,647 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Miles, so not publishedFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · boys
  1. Pennsylvania#237 · 1 in 3,090
  2. Massachusetts#269 · 1 in 5,246
  3. Kentucky#275 · 1 in 2,453
  4. Minnesota#294 · 1 in 3,920
  5. Michigan#314 · 1 in 4,682

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Pennsylvania#237261 in 3,090
Massachusetts#26961 in 5,246
Kentucky#275101 in 2,453
Minnesota#29451 in 3,920
Michigan#31491 in 4,682
Wisconsin#31651 in 4,793
Ohio#32691 in 5,640
North Carolina#327101 in 3,317
Illinois#330111 in 5,189
Mississippi#34261 in 3,144
Virginia#36751 in 4,357
Georgia#38061 in 4,488
Oklahoma#38451 in 4,365
New York#434101 in 9,513
California#52751 in 7,274
Texas#80861 in 9,647
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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 1929

boys
#433
185 births · 1 in 5,814 boys

Top boys' names in 1929

  1. #1Robert59,807
  2. #2James52,135
  3. #3John52,112
  4. #4William47,815
  5. #5Charles29,930
  6. #6Richard29,572
  7. #7Donald27,181
  8. #8George23,020
  9. #9Joseph21,165
  10. #10Edward17,220
  11. #433Miles185
More about 1929

boys

1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 5,814 of them was named Miles, which outranked 90.5% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miles
  1. #429Winfred190
  2. #431Enrique187
  3. #431Roman187
  4. #433Miles185
  5. #433Dudley185
  6. #433Milford185
  7. #436Carrol184
  8. #437Vern183
  9. #438Carmine182

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

Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. 2,188Davey#2,843#655
  2. 554Davie#1,413#859
  3. 374Derald#1,095#721
  4. 358Vernal#1,353#995
  5. 350Ken#1,228#878
Fallers
  1. 530Adolf#950#1,480
  2. 426Quinton#913#1,339
  3. 349Thornton#963#1,312
  4. 346Verlyn#891#1,237
  5. 346Isidore#891#1,237

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

See the top 100 for 1929