How Many People Are Named Miles?
An estimated 107,235 people in the United States have the first name Miles. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #495 overall. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Miles peaked in popularity in 2024 with 6,632 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Miles as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Miles paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Miles is overwhelmingly male, 344 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
107,235
About 1 in 3,196 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2024
6,632 births
Total Registered
117,096
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Miles
Miles is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 117,096 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Miles as a male name
Ranked #37 in 2024
6,611 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (6,611 births)
Miles as a female name
Ranked #5,889 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (23 births)
Miles: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Miles span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 36,731 babies were registered. Miles remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Miles by Decade
How has Miles tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 418 | 418 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 443 | 443 | 0 | |
| 1900s | 413 | 413 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 1,583 | 1,583 | 0 | |
| 1920s | 2,345 | 2,337 | 8 | |
| 1930s | 1,658 | 1,658 | 0 | |
| 1940s | 1,994 | 1,994 | 0 | |
| 1950s | 3,174 | 3,174 | 0 | |
| 1960s | 2,833 | 2,833 | 0 | |
| 1970s | 2,247 | 2,242 | 5 | |
| 1980s | 5,704 | 5,672 | 32 | |
| 1990s | 9,837 | 9,815 | 22 | |
| 2000s | 17,841 | 17,785 | 56 | |
| 2010s | 36,731 | 36,598 | 133 | |
| 2020s | 29,875 | 29,787 | 88 | |
Miles by State
Birth registrations for Miles span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Delaware. On average, about 2,169 Miless were registered per state.
Miles + Last Name Combinations
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Miles: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Miles?
We estimate approximately 107,235 people named Miles are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,196 Americans share this first name.
Is Miles a common name?
Miles is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 117,096 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Miles most popular?
Miles reached peak popularity in 2024, when 6,632 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Miles is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Miles a male name?
Miles is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Miles Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Miles Smith, Miles Johnson, Miles Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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