Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Miles

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Servant
English
Merciful, a short form of Michael
Greek
Destroyer, millstone
Irish
Latin
Soldier

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Nature
  • Surname
  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Miles

Pronunciation

m(i)-les

Famous People

Jazz musician Miles Davis, Pilgrim Myles Standish, Athlete Miles Austin

Celebrity Babies

Son of Lionel Richie, Son of Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins, Son of Elisabeth Shue, Son of Lionel Richie, Son of Joan Cusack

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #37, 6,611 births); most recent 2025 (rank #44, 6,072 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #5385, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7885, 13 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20256,07213
20246,61121
20236,58123
20225,56819
20215,72717
20205,3008
20194,88916
20183,99221
20173,63114
20163,74311

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #111, 533 births); most recent 2025 (rank #114, 474 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025474
2024507
2023502
2022482
2021533
2020390
2019381
2018326
2017281
2016319

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1566, 19 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202319
202215
20216
20209
20199
20187
20178
20165
201511
20148

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #203, 25 births); most recent 2025 (rank #210, 22 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202522
202419
202322
202220
202125
202013
201913
201812
20175
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #114, 45 births); most recent 2025 (rank #148, 30 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202530
202445
202334
202232
202127
202026
201921
201813
201712
20169

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #207, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #395, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20253
20248
20234
202210
20213
20203
20194
20185
20174
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #25, 84 births); most recent 2023 (rank #20, 81 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202381
202284
202181
202057
201957
201843
201745
201642
201532
201437

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence