Miles

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“soldier or merciful one” — Latin

#372024 rank
2024peak year
107,721babies named Miles since 1880
▲ +35%5-year trend

Miles popularity over 145 years

🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 202418801920196020002024

What does Miles mean?

Uncertain origin: possibly Latin miles, 'soldier', or a Germanic name influenced by Slavic milu, 'gracious, dear'. Brought to England by the Normans and used quietly ever since.

OriginLatin
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage

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Spellings & variants

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