Mile vs Miles

Side-by-side comparison of Mile and Miles — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Mile

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Miles

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Metric Mile Miles
Current Rank Unranked #37
Total Births (all years) 15 122,868
Peak Year 1927 2024
Peak Year Births 5 6,634
Peak Decade 1970ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1927 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mile Miles
1880ss — 418
1890ss — 443
1900ss — 413
1910ss — 1,583
1920ss 5 2,337
1930ss — 1,658
1940ss — 1,994
1950ss — 3,174
1960ss — 2,834
1970ss 10 2,241
1980ss — 5,672
1990ss — 9,815
2000ss — 17,786
2010ss — 36,601
2020ss — 35,899

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mile Miles
2014 — 3,691
2015 — 3,740
2016 — 3,743
2017 — 3,631
2018 — 3,994
2019 — 4,889
2020 — 5,300
2021 — 5,730
2022 — 5,574
2023 — 6,589
2024 — 6,634
2025 — 6,072

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1927–1978.

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