Top 100 US name Boys' name Peak 2024 60,971 births

Myles — #99 US boys' name

60,971 babies named Myles in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s181890s521900s871910s4651920s7721930s6691940s8281950s11401960s10171970s9701980s25271990s70962000s110872010s178032020s16440
#99
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99.3% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Myles was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

3,551 babies were named Myles in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myles

The Social Security Administration has registered 60,971 babies named Myles between 1887 and 2024, spanning 138 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Myles currently holds the #99 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 3,551 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myles performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 17,803 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Myles shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5,380 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Myles in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myles in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 60,971 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Myles at a glance

Top 100 boys' name

Total births

60,971

Since 1887

138 years of records

Peak year

2024

3,551 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#99

In the top 100

As of 2024

Active since

1887

Recorded for 138 years

Last year on file: 2024

Myles popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1887

Top 100 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
3,551
Annual births at peak — across 138 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,0004,000 202420071990197319561939192219051887 11

Myles popularity over time — girls

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

Unisex variant — 307 births
010203040 20242020201620122008200319951993 8

Myles by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
17,803 births that decade — 29% of Myles's all-time total
1880s181890s521900s871910s4651920s7721930s6691940s8281950s11401960s10171970s9701980s25271990s70962000s110872010s178032020s16440

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
5,380 8.8%
#2 Texas
3,756 6.2%
#3 New York
3,639 6.0%
#4 Ohio
2,837 4.7%
#5 Florida
2,650 4.3%
#6 Illinois
2,506 4.1%
#7 Michigan
2,282 3.7%
#8 Pennsylvania
2,166 3.6%
California share of Myles's total US births 8.8%
Even split

5,380 of 60,971 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?
60,971 babies have been named Myles since 1887. It currently ranks #99 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 3,551 births.
When was Myles most popular?
Myles was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17,803 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Myles most popular?
The top states for the name Myles are California (5,380 births), Texas (3,756 births), New York (3,639 births).
How long has the name Myles been used?
Myles has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 138 years of data through 2024.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1887–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.