Myles

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“soldier, merciful one” — Latin

#992024 rank
2024peak year
56,340babies named Myles since 1880
▲ +34%5-year trend

Myles popularity over 145 years

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

peak 202418801920196020002024

What does Myles mean?

A variant spelling of Miles, of disputed origin: Latin miles, 'soldier', or Germanic and Slavic roots meaning 'merciful, dear'. Myles Standish carried it to Plymouth Colony.

OriginLatin
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage

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Spellings & variants

Miles

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