Myles is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Myles means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Myles across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Myles has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Myles is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “soldier or merciful”. A variant spelling of Miles.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 64,837 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 9,021 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 1,089 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 263 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 1,175 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 47 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Myles per year, United States (1887 to 2025). United States peaked in 2024 (3,578/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (764/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2024 (111/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2025 (49/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2019 (21/yr).
Myles has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2024, when it ranked #165 nationally (given to 4,364 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2020s.
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