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 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 122,868since 1880
Miles over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | |
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 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- District of Columbia#107 · 1 in 415
- Maine#191 · 1 in 1,151
- Virginia#200 · 1 in 1,287
- Maryland#207 · 1 in 1,338
- Georgia#208 · 1 in 1,115
Best ever in a state: #8 in Utah, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #107 | 12 | 1 in 415 |
| Maine | #191 | 5 | 1 in 1,151 |
| Virginia | #200 | 30 | 1 in 1,287 |
| Maryland | #207 | 21 | 1 in 1,338 |
| Georgia | #208 | 45 | 1 in 1,115 |
| Minnesota | #218 | 19 | 1 in 1,518 |
| Massachusetts | #223 | 20 | 1 in 1,814 |
| Utah | #226 | 16 | 1 in 1,195 |
| Wisconsin | #235 | 17 | 1 in 1,690 |
| Michigan | #237 | 38 | 1 in 1,561 |
| Tennessee | #238 | 23 | 1 in 1,507 |
| Nebraska | #240 | 7 | 1 in 1,393 |
| Colorado | #246 | 19 | 1 in 1,316 |
| California | #249 | 163 | 1 in 1,507 |
| Missouri | #253 | 19 | 1 in 1,811 |
| Oregon | #256 | 14 | 1 in 1,382 |
| Idaho | #257 | 6 | 1 in 1,245 |
| Washington | #269 | 23 | 1 in 1,466 |
| Kentucky | #274 | 11 | 1 in 2,111 |
| South Carolina | #278 | 13 | 1 in 1,552 |
| Connecticut | #283 | 8 | 1 in 2,307 |
| Arkansas | #285 | 9 | 1 in 1,629 |
| Indiana | #287 | 18 | 1 in 2,072 |
| New Jersey | #295 | 20 | 1 in 2,405 |
| Pennsylvania | #298 | 25 | 1 in 2,640 |
| Kansas | #299 | 9 | 1 in 1,718 |
| New York | #301 | 56 | 1 in 2,052 |
| Alabama | #305 | 13 | 1 in 1,891 |
| Ohio | #305 | 28 | 1 in 2,500 |
| Illinois | #309 | 38 | 1 in 2,096 |
| Iowa | #309 | 7 | 1 in 2,322 |
| North Carolina | #316 | 23 | 1 in 2,044 |
| New Mexico | #320 | 6 | 1 in 1,777 |
| Louisiana | #339 | 14 | 1 in 1,919 |
| Arizona | #347 | 15 | 1 in 2,290 |
| Oklahoma | #368 | 8 | 1 in 2,513 |
| Florida | #374 | 34 | 1 in 2,526 |
| Texas | #386 | 59 | 1 in 2,662 |
| Mississippi | #457 | 5 | 1 in 2,993 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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.
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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
| 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 1997
boys
#296
943 births · 1 in 1,999 boys
Top boys' names in 1997
More about 1997
boys
1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 1,999 of them was named Miles, which outranked 97.3% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Miles
Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.