Boys' name · since 1880
Miles
Miles has 122,868 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #274 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #44 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 122,868
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Miles currently ranks #44 among boys' names in America, with 122,868 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miles has been recorded 122,868 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #44 nationally and more common than 99.7% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #274 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #44 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 122,868 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miles ranks #274 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #44 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 122,868 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #274 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #44 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 122,868
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Miles's 122,868 recorded births place it above 99.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Miles compares
122,868 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Miles's all-time total is 333x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Miles | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 122,868 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6,634 | 34 | 22,252 |
Miles's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Miles's full recorded timeline at 1953, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1906, with just 24 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 6,634 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Miles popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 6,634
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Miles popularity over time - girls
357 total births recorded since 1927 (Miles as girls' name)
Miles by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (36,601 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Miles's strongest decade.
36,601 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Miles births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 418
1880s
418 births
- 1890s 443
1890s
443 births
- 1900s 413
1900s
413 births
- 1910s 1,583
1910s
1,583 births
- 1920s 2,337
1920s
2,337 births
- 1930s 1,658
1930s
1,658 births
- 1940s 1,994
1940s
1,994 births
- 1950s 3,174
1950s
3,174 births
- 1960s 2,834
1960s
2,834 births
- 1970s 2,241
1970s
2,241 births
- 1980s 5,672
1980s
5,672 births
- 1990s 9,815
1990s
9,815 births
- 2000s
2000s
17,786 births
- 2010s
2010s
36,601 births
- 2020s
2020s
35,899 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 36,601 births (30% of all-time use).
How Miles compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Miles's total volume
Miles by state
Where Miles concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14,168 | 11.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8,103 | 6.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 6,629 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5,294 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5,176 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 4,597 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 4,567 | 3.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 3,957 | 3.2% |
14,168 of 122,868 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Miles appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Miles's data
- Miles's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (36,601 total births) through the 2020s (35,899) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Miless (14,168 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Miles
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Miles
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Miles: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Miles draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.