Boys' name · since 1887

Myles

Myles has 64,512 recorded births since 1887 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#430 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#100 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
64,512
born since 1887
2020s
peak decade

64,512 babies have been named Myles since 1887, making it today's #100 boys' name.

Myles has 64,512 recorded births among boys since 1887, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #100 as of the latest data, more common than 99.3% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2025.

  • #430 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #100 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 64,512 born since 1887
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myles ranks #430 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #100 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 64,512 born since 1887, peaking in the 2020s.

#430 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#100 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
64,512
born since 1887
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%99.2%
Myles vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Myles's 64,512 recorded births place it above 99.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

51 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Myles compares

64,512 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Myles's all-time total is 175x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Myles Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 64,512 369 358,536
Peak-year births 3,564 34 22,252

Myles's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Myles's full recorded timeline at 1959, 94% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 6% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1903, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 3,564 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Myles popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025

Top 100 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
3,564
Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
01,0002,0003,0004,000 188719091926194319601977199420112025 3,511

Myles popularity over time - girls

325 total births recorded since 1993 (Myles as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 325 births
010203040 19932000200520102014201820222025 18

Myles by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (19,975 births, 31% of the file).

2020s was Myles's strongest decade.

19,975 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Myles births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 19,975 births (31% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Myles 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 Myles's total volume

Myles vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 6080100120140160 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 2.1%-146, 5.1%-90, 3.5%-134, 7.8%-138, 2.4%-94, 7.9%-114, 4.1%-146, 4.2%-79, 4%-141, 5.1%-113, 6.5%-114, 2.9%-146, 4.9%-144, 2.3%-146, 3.9%Myles-139, 5.5%Myles
Myles vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Myles by state

Where Myles concentrates geographically, total births since 1887

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Myles
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5,647 8.8%
#2 Texas
3,993 6.2%
#3 New York
3,797 5.9%
#4 Ohio
3,055 4.7%
#5 Florida
2,855 4.4%
#6 Illinois
2,620 4.1%
#7 Michigan
2,423 3.8%
#8 Pennsylvania
2,318 3.6%
California share of Myles's total US births 8.8%
Even split

5,647 of 64,512 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Myles appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myles? ▼
Myles has been given to 64,512 babies in the U.S. since 1887, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #430 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #100 of 13,930. 3,564 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
Where does Myles sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myles ranks #430 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #100 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Myles most popular? ▼
Myles was most popular in the 2020s decade with 19,975 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Myles most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Myles are California (5,647 births), Texas (3,993 births), New York (3,797 births).
How long has the name Myles been used? ▼
Myles has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 139 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Myles? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mylo, Mylan, Mylon, Mylen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Myles's data

  • California records the most Myless (5,647 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 Myles

Nearby Names Like Myles

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Myles

Mylo Boy
#736 3,565 births
Mylan Boy
#1829 1,442 births
Mylon Boy
#9024 425 births
Mylen Boy
#4646 243 births
Mylez Boy
#6690 224 births

Compare Myles side by side: Myles vs Mylo Myles vs Mylan Myles vs Mylon

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Myles: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1887–2025 (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 Myles 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.