Miles is a boy's name of French origin meaning “soldier.” In 2024 it was given to 6,611 boys in the United States.
Miles belongs to the French and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “soldier” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Miles first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #37 in 2024, and in 2024 6,611 babies received the name — 116,752 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Miles means “soldier” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Miles is a boy name. In 2024, 6,611 babies received the name in the US.
Miles comes from the French and English & American tradition.
Miles first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #37 in 2024, and 6,611 babies were given the name in 2024.
Miles is pronounced /maɪlz/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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