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Myles

Gender
Boy
Say it
MYLZ
Origin
Germanic
UK rank, 2025
#62 for boys
US rank, 2025
#100 for boys

Myles is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 62nd for boys in the UK (890 babies) and 100th for boys in the US (3,511 babies).

What does Myles mean?

Germanic: spelling of Miles, Norman form of Milo; origin uncertain

Miles was introduced to England by the Normans; it has long been linked, perhaps wrongly, with Latin miles, 'soldier'.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Myles a girl's or a boy's name?

Myles is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 890 boys in the UK and 18 girls and 3,511 boys in the US.

How popular is Myles in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#62among boys
Babies in 2025
890about 1 in 340 boys
Five-year trend
Risingup 36% in five years
Same name in a class
4.1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 890 boys in the UK were named Myles, making it the 62nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 99th.

2025 had the most boys named Myles of any year since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the boys named Myles in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,397 boys in the UK were given Myles or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #43, up from #62 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 67th in England and Wales, 43rd in Scotland and 86th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#87).

1996Busiest: 890 in 20252025
Myles in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025890#62
2024738#81
2023635#90
2022667#94
2021702#95
2020666#99
2019532#123
2018462#144
2017366#171
2016306#211
2015338#193
2014351#184
2013354#184
2012306#205
2011268#214
2010252#224
2009216#236
2008238#218
2007221#227
2006218#216
2005201#211
2004243#187
2003171#223
2002212#190
2001243#168
2000202#186
1999213#179
1998251#161
1997237#166
1996181#201

How popular is Myles in the US?

Rank in 2025
#100among boys
Babies in 2025
3,511about 1 in 490 boys
Five-year trend
Risingup 36% in five years
Same name in a class
2.8%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 3,511 boys in the US were named Myles, making it the 100th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 124th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 3,564 boys. It first appears in the records in 1887. 18 girls were also named Myles in 2025 (6,324th for girls).

Half of all the boys named Myles in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 9,596 boys in the US were given Myles or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #17, up from #100 for this spelling alone.

1887Busiest: 3,564 in 20242025
Myles in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20253,511#100
20243,564#99
20233,411#107
20223,359#112
20213,167#119
20202,963#124
20192,656#143
20182,103#193
20171,811#212
20161,699#229
20151,748#223
20141,670#226
20131,638#224
20121,620#221
20111,509#237
20101,356#254
20091,304#265
20081,309#265
20071,139#299
20061,051#311
20051,064#311
20041,075#296
20031,128#275
2002970#301
20011,003#295
20001,044#289
1999916#313
1998931#304
1997752#343
1996652#366
1995638#373
1994712#346
1993860#313
1992585#390
1991529#425
1990520#427
1989407#469
1988385#463
1987411#434
1986382#439
1985213#599
1984162#679
1983162#672
1982153#705
1981140#730
1980112#832
1979112#821
1978105#836
1977120#778
197695#853
197593#861
197475#942
197392#829
197287#859
1971103#791
197088#857
196980#856
196885#805
196789#774
196683#800
1965101#736
1964112#726
1963120#713
1962115#715
1961116#710
1960116#722
1959118#707
1958100#737
1957110#710
1956121#682
1955129#649
1954105#708
1953109#682
1952122#633
1951116#652
1950110#663
1949113#640
1948112#639
1947100#692
194680#729
194564#767
194474#720
194379#724
194279#722
194161#807
194066#758
193961#776
193875#700
193775#691
193671#710
193557#822
193466#751
193365#757
193259#829
193170#733
193070#765
192972#742
192881#702
192768#805
192667#803
192579#730
192493#671
192367#821
192279#742
192195#665
192071#792
191960#850
191880#706
191765#780
191652#877
191559#785
191453#712
191331#871
191230#800
191115#855
191020#654
190914#756
19087#1,112
19075#1,344
190610#798
19059#836
19047#966
19035#1,129
19029#793
19018#778
190013#698
18990–
189814#572
18970–
18967#899
18958#794
18940–
18937#836
18920–
189110#597
18906#884
18890–
18887#815
188711#544

Names like Myles

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Elias Hunter Milo Hudson Grayson Roman Sonny Hugo Caleb Jude Sebastian Enzo

Other spellings of Myles

Miles Mylez

More Germanic names

Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Alice

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Myles: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/myles, updated 20 October 2026.