Myles Boy
How popular is Myles?
#100 boy name in 2025
3,511 baby boys were named Myles in the US in 2025, making it the 100th most popular boy name. Another 18 girls got the name (#6,324 for girls).
Myles popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #100 for boys (▼ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 3,511 boys, 18 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+101% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #223 in 2015, #124 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (3,564 boys) |
| Highest rank | #99 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1887 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Myles counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Miles family of names ranked #15 for boys in 2025 (#13 the year before), with 9,617 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Miles | 6,072 | 63% |
| Myles | 3,511 | 37% |
| Milos | 15 | 0% |
| Mylez | 13 | 0% |
| Milosz | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Myles is most popular
Babies named Myles per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- South Dakota: 5.1 per 1,000 (95 boys)
- Maine: 4.9 per 1,000 (95 boys)
- North Dakota: 4.7 per 1,000 (80 boys)
- New Hampshire: 4.6 per 1,000 (103 boys)
- West Virginia: 4.6 per 1,000 (149 boys)
Myles by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | #544 |
| 1890s | 52 | #572 |
| 1900s | 87 | #698 |
| 1910s | 465 | #654 |
| 1920s | 772 | #665 |
| 1930s | 669 | #691 |
| 1940s | 828 | #639 |
| 1950s | 1,140 | #633 |
| 1960s | 1,017 | #710 |
| 1970s | 970 | #778 |
| 1980s | 2,527 | #434 |
| 1990s | 7,095 | #304 |
| 2000s | 11,087 | #265 |
| 2010s | 17,810 | #143 |
| 2020s | 19,975 | #99 |
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Questions
- Is Myles a boy or girl name?
- Myles is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Myles were boys.
- How popular is the name Myles?
- 3,511 baby boys were named Myles in the US in 2025, making it the 100th most popular boy name. Another 18 girls got the name (#6,324 for girls).
- When was Myles most popular?
- Myles peaked in 2024, when 3,564 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #99 in 2024.
- How many people are named Myles?
- 64,837 babies have been named Myles in the US since 1880. We estimate about 61,174 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Myles most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Myles was most common in South Dakota, at 5.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.