Boy name
Miles
Miles holds the #44 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 6,072 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #59 in 2020 to #44 today. Its strongest year on record was 2024 (#37 nationally, 6,634 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Utah (#11 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#44
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#37
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
6,072
boys named Miles
Miles popularity, 1880–2025
Where Miles is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Wyoming (#27), Vermont (#27), Montana (#12)
Uniqueness score
13/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind
You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Miles in the most recent year of SSA data.
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