The name pages

Myles

Myles stands at #100 nationally in 2025, at or near its all-time peak. It has been on the books since 1887 and never mattered more than it does today; 64,512 bearers and counting.

Myles on the door plaque, from the book's opening page
Myles complete and glowing, from the book's payoff page
Meaning

What Myles carries

Myles · Greek

“crusher”

Source: Charlotte M. Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), see our sources.

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Popularity

Myles since 1887

Myles peaked in 2024 at #99; #100 in 2025.

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United States national data, Social Security Administration, through 2025, how we use it.

Where it lives

Where Myles is most common

Myles is most common in South Dakota: 0.7% of the state's recorded boys' names in 2025. North Dakota (0.66%) and Nebraska (0.58%) follow.

Share of the state's recorded names for that sex, from the Social Security Administration's state file; a name is listed in a state only when five or more babies received it there that year.

Related

Names that sit near Myles

Same shelf of the library: origin, era and shape, scored deterministically.

Browse: names starting with M · Greek names · all names

Questions

About Myles

1

How common is Myles today?

Myles stands at #100 nationally in 2025, at or near its all-time peak. Every point on the chart is the SSA's own count, back to 1887.

2

What does Myles mean?

The reference we cite records “crusher”, of Greek origin (Charlotte M. Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884)).

3

Is there a sibling name for Myles?

Margot, Milo and Miles sit nearest to Myles on origin, era, syllables and first letter. Put your own names into the sibling matcher for a list scored against them.

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