Myles
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About Myles
This alternate spelling of Miles has its fans, among them Myles-parents Eddie Murphy and Lars Ulrich. Pro basketball player Myles Turner uses this spelling. The Myles spelling is also associated with Pilgrim Myles Standish and so can make one of the classic Thanksgiving baby names.
Myles and Miles are both offshoots of Milo, among the rare names that have two opposing meanings. Noah, which can mean both rest and motion, is the best-known example of this.
As of October 2026, Myles ranked #100 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #99 in 2024, Nameberry popularity #261.
Editor's take: The name Myles is a boy's name of English origin meaning "soldier and merciful".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #226 | 1,669 | 868.9 |
| 2015 | #223 | 1,745 | 910.4 |
| 2016 | #229 | 1,699 | 895.3 |
| 2017 | #212 | 1,811 | 978.4 |
| 2018 | #193 | 2,102 | 1,157.4 |
| 2019 | #143 | 2,654 | 1,479.2 |
| 2020 | #124 | 2,960 | 1,714.9 |
| 2021 | #119 | 3,164 | 1,808.5 |
| 2022 | #112 | 3,356 | 1,922.1 |
| 2023 | #107 | 3,409 | 1,992.9 |
| 2024 | #99 | 3,551 | 2,061.1 |
| 2025 | #100 | 3,511 | 2,055.5 |
World rankings
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Myles on lists
Famous Myless
- Myles Standish
English military officer to the Pilgrims
- Myles Richard Kennedy
American singer of band Alter Bridge
- Myles Birket Foster
English illustrator
- Myles Christian Turner
American basketball player
- Myles Arthur Eugene Wesley Weston
Antiguan footballer
- Myles Lorenz Garrett
American NFL player
- Myles Coverdale
Bishop of Exeter and translator
- Myles Madison Jury
American mixed martial artist
- Myles Fitzhugh Longfield Ponsonby
12th Earl of Bessborough, British peer
- Myles Marshall
American runner; son of Olympic runner John Marshall
- Myles Moore
son of drummer Gil Moore of band Triumph
- Myles Holliday (b. 1993)
son of actress Sherilyn Fenn and musician Toulouse Holliday
- Myles Nelson (b. 1997)
son of TV personality Shaunie O'Neal; ex,stepson of basketball player Shaquille O'Neal
- Myles McCallum (b. 1999)
son of actress Keeley Hawes and Spencer McCallum
- Myles Deeney (b. 2010)
son of footballer Troy Deeney
- Myles Alex Conley (b. 2016)
son of basketball player Mike Conley, Jr.
- Myles Stephenson
member of music group Rak,su
- Myles Spiegel (b. 2019)
son of Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel.
Myles in pop culture
- Myles Mitchell
from the TV show "Moesha"
- Myles Conway
from TV series "The Famous Jett Jackson"
- Myles of Olau
character in Tamora Pierce's Tortall books
- Myles
character in the TV series "The 100"
- Myles
a king of Laconia in Greek mythology