Myles: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “soldier; merciful”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- MYLZ · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys
Variant spelling of Miles. The origin of Miles is debated: in English use it is tied to the medieval name Miles, influenced by Latin miles 'soldier', though older Germanic associations also appear in scholarship.
How popular is Myles?
Babies named Myles in 20243,565
2024 rank#99 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 188061,278
Myles is rising: use over the last five years is 2.3× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Myles
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Myles questions
What does the name Myles mean?
Myles means "soldier; merciful". It comes from English. Variant spelling of Miles. The origin of Miles is debated: in English use it is tied to the medieval name Miles, influenced by Latin miles 'soldier', though older Germanic associations also appear in scholarship.
Is Myles a boy or girl name?
Myles is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Myles?
3,565 US babies were named Myles in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Myles?
Myles is usually pronounced MYLZ.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.